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Tuface, Other Nigerian Celebrities Who Survived Gun Shot Attacks

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2 years ago

August 25, 2022

Many Nigerian Celebrities have overtime been in the news over gun shot attacks and pitiably many did not survive to tell the story as they killed in the process.

GWG reports that the celebrities are at higher risk of attacks, following the life of luxury that they live.

Recently, celebrities like, former BBNaija winner, EfeMoney, veteran actor, Saka etc. have been attacked by gunmen.

Celebrities who have been shot and lived to share the experience.

Tuface: Legendary musician Innocent Idibia, popularly know as 2face, was shot in July 2007, by a group of armed robbers in Lagos. They attacked and shot him more than five times in the leg. The singer was subsequently rushed to Cedar Hospital in Festac Town for urgent treatment.

Angela Okorie: In December 2019, Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie was attacked by gunmen believed to be assassins. the actress while recounting the deadly incident revealed that ten bullets were removed from her head while two bullets were also removed somewhere close to her eye.

She said: “Undiluted grace will never stop to exist in my home, 10 bullets were removed from my head and two bullets close to my eyes, and God alone deserves all the glory and honour.

“The assassins kept on shooting for 30 minutes, No help from anywhere. No human came for our rescue Only God came for our Rescue.”

Charles Okocha: Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha, popularly known as Igwe Tupac was shot by a police officer at close range in Asaba, Delta State in December 2015 at Asaba. He was shot six times, but miraculously survived.

Maheeda: Popular Nigerian singer in December 2017 during her 35th birthday revealed how she was shot during an armed robbery years back.
She revealed that she survived a gunshot to her nose thanks to the prayer of a little girl she had gone to visit a few days back.

Posting the a picture of her scan, she said: ‘’I was attacked by gun men who shot at my car and a bullet hit me. The bullet went through my nose”