Veteran Nollywood actor Yinka Quadri has opened up about his final moments with his close friend and colleague, Ogogo, revealing the emotional words the late actor shared with him at the hospital shortly before his death.
Quadri, who was visibly emotional at Ogogo’s funeral, described the late actor as more than just a friend, saying their bond was so strong that he regarded him as his twin brother, despite being born to different mothers.
Ogogo reportedly died on Sunday after battling stage 4 cancer. He was buried the following day in his hometown in the Ilaro area of Ogun State.
Reflecting on their longstanding friendship, Quadri said he had always considered Ogogo his “twin brother from heaven”, describing their relationship as one built on deep affection and brotherhood.
“I have always said that we were twins from heaven, only born to different mothers,” he said.
In a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday, Quadri recalled his last visit to Ogogo at the hospital, saying he struggled to hold back his tears when he saw his friend lying on the sick bed.
According to the veteran actor, Ogogo noticed his tears and tried to reassure him, insisting that nothing bad would happen to him.
“I will never forget the last time I saw you at the hospital. You were lying on your sick bed, and when I saw you, I could not hold back my tears. You looked at me and said, ‘Yinka, don’t cry. Nothing bad will happen to me.’ And I responded, ‘Yes, Amen.’”
Quadri went on to recount another moment that gave him renewed hope about Ogogo’s condition. He said the late actor asked him to hand him a bottle of water, which he drank despite having eaten earlier that morning.
“A few minutes later, you asked me to give you the bottle of water on the table. I gave it to you, and you drank from it. Then you looked at me and said, ‘Yinka, can you see that I drank the water, even though I ate this morning?’ You asked the doctors to confirm whether it was true that you had eaten that morning, and they confirmed it.”
The development, Quadri said, strengthened his faith and made him hopeful that his friend would recover.
“At that moment, I said ‘glory be to God’. My hope and faith became even stronger. But the doctors only advised us to remain prayerful,” he added.
Quadri’s account offers a deeply personal glimpse into the final hours of Ogogo, whose death has continued to generate tributes from colleagues, friends and admirers across the Nigerian entertainment industry.