By JOAN ODAFE

Veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, is battling stage 4 cancer as his children appeal for medical assistance amid his worsening condition.

His daughter, Shaki Taiwo, made the appeal in a video shared via her Instagram account, @kira_taiwo, on Monday night.

Taiwo said treatment was stopped because the condition had worsened and chemotherapy was no longer an option.

She called on medical professionals and traditional healers with potential cancer treatment options to assist, noting that the family was urgently seeking alternatives for their father.

“My daddy doesn’t want to die. Please, I don’t want my daddy to die. He’s in pain. He’s not happy,” she said.

She pleaded for any possible treatment that might be available for him, clarifying that the family was not seeking money.

She expressed appreciation to Sen. Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, who she said had been covering the actor’s medical bills during treatment and supporting the family financially.

In a separate Instagram post, Ogogo’s second daughter, Haleemah, said via her account, @limataiwo_, that the family only found out about his diagnosis three weeks ago.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Hassan, is a veteran Yoruba actor whose career spans Nigerian film and theatre. (NAN)