Alist of actors on an ongoing production had her name among the cast when it was made available for a story which was
published today. Just at about that moment, the news of her death started making the rounds that the Nollywood actress,
Ada Ameh had passed. Her fans on social media prayed it was true not. Quite shocking it was that coincidentally a group of
newshounds on WhatsApp started working up their phones, trying to confirm the news.
Her friend and colleague, Empress Njamah was contacted but too saddled to talk. Ameh had shared a video some hours
earlier on Instagram ushering her followers into the new week. It was only natural the movie director who had sent the list
be asked if she was on set. “No. Not today”, he responded, oblivious of what has happened. He further argued that “She’s
not dead”, when asked to possibly confirm the incident.
For some reason, he had thought of having her dropped “but considering old time sake”. The news about her health prior to
her demise wasn’t good enough. Ada Ameh had suffered depression for some years. And it became very worse following the loss
of her only child and daughter in 2020. The bond between the mother and her daughter was inextricable so to say. She was
14 when she had her. They practically grew up together.She was more like her younger sister, her best friend; she revealed,
describing her in an interview. “I just saw my world crumbled before me… One thing that has not been easy for me was the
fact that I allowed my daughter to leave for Abuja. The day I made that mistake was the day I left her to leave the house.
I’ve lived with that guilt all my life.” Her case was quite pathetic. She had lost quite a number of blood relatives
including three of her sisters before that time,lost three of her brothers and lost her father. She had thought she would
be the next. She was in and out of the hospital. Ada had recently shared that she was going through some mental health
challenges. When she revealed she was battling a mental health issue, the film star opened up about her struggles in a
video.
In the video, Ameh recounted how the mental health issue affected her to the point she could not deliver a client’s job.“I
have an issue right now and it’s taking my life, but I won’t die”, she cried out. “We would get over it. I was given a job
, but I didn’t do it because I have mental health issues. Would people understand when say you have mental issues? No, they
wouldn’t. They are slamming me with a bill, suing me but it’s okay.” Ameh died on Sunday at a Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) hospital in Delta State.
The Benue state actress slumped and died in Warri, Delta State around 11 pm on Sunday July 17. Ameh was said to have
been a guest of an oil company toyshop and his family when she suddenly collapsed. It was gathered that she was rushed to
the NNPC’s hospital but passed on before they arrived the facility. Ada Ameh is known for her character Emu Johnson in the
popular TV series, The Johnsons. Earlier, she starred as Anita in the 1996 Nollywood blockbuster, Domitilla.
She was more recently adorned for her comic characters especially in The Johnsons.