Nollywood actress, Regina Chukwu has gone down memory lane, opening up on how she lost her husband to tuberculosis three years into their marriage.
Chukwu during a recent interview with her colleague Biola Bayo, disclosed that she met her late husband, an Anambra native, shortly after finishing secondary school.
According to the actress, her husband developed tuberculosis due to internal bleeding from a past accident. She added that his health worsened shortly after the birth of their second child.
The film star, 45, revealed that in an attempt to save him, she accompanied him to his village, where he received treatment at a local health center.
She said at one point, her husband, overwhelmed by pain, begged her to give him a “death injection”.
The Enugu-born actress revealed that despite the family’s efforts, he passed away at 28 years old.
She said, “…I saw practically my father-in-law dragging him. He was dragging him with his two hands. He just said, ‘he is dead’. I was furious. I woke up the next day because I had fainted. I could not say goodbye to him.
“He was already buried. So, when we finished the burial and everything, his sister said, there is no need for me to return to Lagos. They would rent an apartment or start a business for me in Enugu city.”