Veteran Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, is said to be critically ill and has been rushed to the ICU unit of the National Hospital, Abuja.

According to a video shared online, the 63 year old actor slumped in the toilet after feeling very weak for weeks and was rushed to the hospital where he is undergoing a series of tests to ascertain the problem.

A TVC report says he has not been able to walk or talk since this started.

Meanwhile, Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), for which Zach Orji has sympathy and vigorously campaigned for during the 2023 presidential election, in a Facebook post this Sunday, December 31, called for prayers for the veteran actor.

Igbokwe wrote: “Nollywood Actor Zack Orji in critical condition in the ICU of the National Hospital in Abuja.

“According to reports Orji can’t walk or talk, and all kinds of test is being run on him to ascertain what is wrong.

“He was rushed to the hospital two days ago after he slumped in the toilet after being quite weak for a few weeks.”

An actor, director, producer and filmmaker, Zack Orji is known for his role in Nollywood movies, Glamour Girls and Blood Money.

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