Ogogo’s Family Thanks Nigerians, Appeals for Continued Prayers Amid Health Battle

LAGOS — The family of veteran Nollywood actor Alhaji Taiwo Babatunde Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has thanked Nigerians across the globe for the outpouring of concern over his health, while clarifying why he cannot be moved for the numerous spiritual and medical interventions being offered.

Veteran actor and industry leader Babajide Kosoko made the appeal on behalf of the family in a statement shared on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday, 19 August 2026, addressing what he described as an overwhelming wave of goodwill since the family’s earlier plea for support went public.

Hundreds of Offers, One Difficult Reality

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According to Kosoko, the family has received prayers, encouragement, and offers of assistance running into the hundreds. He disclosed that more than 300, and in some cases over 500, individuals have reached out believing they possess spiritual or medical solutions that could aid Ogogo’s recovery.

Findings show, however, that the sheer volume of offers has created a logistical dilemma the family cannot easily resolve. Kosoko explained that moving Ogogo from the hospital at this stage of his treatment carries serious risk, and that no single location could reasonably accommodate the scale of support being offered.

“The challenge is simply: where do we take him to? And how do we move him from the hospital while he is receiving care?” Kosoko queried, urging well-wishers not to interpret the family’s inability to honour every offer as ingratitude or doubt.

A Plea Rooted in Faith

Checks by ValidViewNetwork confirm that the family’s central message is not one of closure but of continued dependence on prayer.

Prince Kosoko stressed that the family believes, with collective prayers and divine mercy, Ogogo will pull through.

“There is nothing impossible before Almighty God,” he said, encouraging supporters to keep believing and interceding from wherever they are, rather than insisting on physical involvement.

Gratitude Without Reservation

The statement was deliberate in acknowledging every well-wisher, from fans and colleagues to spiritual leaders offering remedies.

Kosoko emphasised that the family remains deeply touched by the love shown to Ogogo, describing the response as evidence of the affection Nigerians hold for the veteran actor.

ValidViewNetwork gathered that the family’s appeal, in essence, asks for one thing above all others: sustained prayer, offered from wherever supporters find themselves, as Ogogo continues treatment.