I Was In A Coma For Months – Sikiratu Sindodo

Nollywood actress Sikiratu Sindodo has recalled a serious illness that left her in a coma with a 50/50 chance of survival. She recently had her say during an interview with Oyinmomo TV, and fans have been reacting.

Stressing that the illness initially appeared to be malaria or typhoid, the moviestar revealed that her condition later worsened, leading to months of hospital visits before she eventually slipped into a coma.

Sikiratu added that the experience was very traumatic and her recovery was a result of faith and prayers.

Her words, “I was sick like someone who had malaria.

Malaria/typhoid, that was it, and that was how it started gradually. From one Hospital to another.

I can’t remember how long it lasted. I think it lasted for months because I was in a coma and was given a 50/50 chance. My mum was even told to go home.

God answered a lot of prayers in my life. God has been faithful because I don’t want to be emotional.”

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.