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IG comedian Funny Toheeb survived a ghastly car crash yesterday after his brake failed. The popular IG comedian took to his IG page to share the news writing;‘at this sad point, all I just have to say is thank you Lord for keeping me. Brake failure. Life has rendered me car-less’.
This is coming barely weeks after another comedian MC Shakara was also involved in a ghastly car crash that left his car badly damaged.
In the wake of Funny Toheebs accident, here are 5 Nigerian celebrities that survived ghastly car crashes.
Yinka Ayefele
Singer Yinka Ayefele will always remember December 12, 1997, the day he lost the use of his legs.
The budding OAP then crashed his Volkswagen Beetle car in a freak accident which affected his spinal cord in turn costing him the use of his legs. Talking about the accident in a social media remembrance post, the ace singer wrote; ‘exactly 20years Today, 12th of December 1997 my turning point. Glory be to God almighty for his love and kindness over my life from the past 20 years since I had that accident. It was indeed my turning point. I am grateful to you Lord for making me a living testimony and I sincerely say a big thank you to all my fans all over the world for your unflinching support for the past 20 years. Wherever you are, please acknowledge God on my behalf’.
Ibinabo Fiberesima
This Nollywood actress would forever be grateful to God for February 2006. At around 11 pm, Ibinabo Fiberesima was involved in a fatal accident which saw her car in collision with another car along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos. The actress was reportedly driving a Lexus SUV that belonged to singer Daniel Wilson when she had the accident which sadly claimed the life of Suraj Giwa, a medical director with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. The actress was sentenced to a 5-year jail term for this but was granted bail in the sum of ₦2 million and two sureties in like sum.
Uche Jombo
Nollywood actress and producer Uche Jombo was involved in a ghastly accident back in June 2011. The mom of one was driving an FJ Cruiser when she got into a head-on collision with another vehicle. The accident happened at night along the Lekki-Chevron axis in Lagos.
Skales
Singer Skales, on December 26, 2011, was also involved in a near-fatal accident. The singer was reportedly on his way back home after a Christmas carnival at the Elegushi beach, at Lekki, with three friends when the SUV conveying them got into an accident. Reports have it that their car was trying to avoid a pothole, but instead ran into a ditch and somersaulted. The singer survived the accident but left one of his friends dead while others were injured.
Richard Mofe Damijo
On January 18, 2012, veteran Nollywood actor Richard Mofe Damijo aka RMD, survived a ghastly car accident in Warri, Delta state. The actor’s SUV which he was traveling in was written off. Thankfully he was rescued from the wreckage by good Samaritans who rushed him to a hospital.
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