I Buried My First Child in a Coca-Cola Crate – Ibrahim Chatta

Kehinde Adeleye

ollywood actor Ibrahim Chatta has opened up about the heartbreaking loss of his first child, revealing that the baby died in a Lagos hospital because he couldn’t afford the medical bills.

Speaking in an emotional video conversation with crew members on a movie set, Chatta recalled how all attempts to raise funds while the child was hospitalized in the Iddo area of Lagos State were unsuccessful.

Reflecting on the tragic event, he shared that the child was eventually buried in a wooden Coca-Cola crate due to financial hardship at the time.

The emotional video was shared on YouTube by Abiola Orisile Events & Parties.

He said, “Malik is not my firstborn. My first child is a baby girl. I lost her because I couldn’t pay hospital bills.

“She was taken to the hospital in the Iddo area of Lagos State. I trekked from Ijora Badia to Makoko, and I couldn’t get any money until she died. My first child was buried in the old wooden crate of Coke.”