Joke Silva narrates last moments with Onyeka Onwenu

• Joke Silva revealed that Onyeka Onwenu died nearly two hours after she collapsed and not immediately.
• She revealed this in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo 

Veteran actress Joke Silva has shared her account of the events surrounding Onyeka Onwenu’s passing.

In a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo, Joke Silva who was present at the party where Onyeka Onwenu collapsed, provided a detailed narrative of the incident.

According to her, Onyeka Onwenu had performed at the party and even shared a lighthearted moment with her on stage. However, shortly after returning to her seat, Onwenu slumped and lost consciousness.

Joke Silva revealed that she had accompanied Onyeka Onwenu to the hospital, where she remained for approximately one and half hours before passing away.

“We were at the party together at the same table. At some point when she was going around the room during her performance, she came to me and pulled me up, and we had a bit of a twirl.

“She was singing ‘One Love’ and close to the (end of the) song we both went back to our seats. And it was when I looked across that I heard Shola Momoh saying ‘she’s not well, she slumped on her chair’. But then she was just unconscious. She had a pulse.

“CPR was performed while she was laid down on the floor. We tried to revive her. We asked for doctors in the house to come and look at her and they did. Later on, I went to the hospital. And she was there for about one and half hours before she finally passed”, she stated

Recall that the Legendary singer Onyeka Onwenu died on 30th of June, 2024

The iconic ‘Elegant Stallion,’ beloved by millions, was performing at an exclusive birthday party in Lagos when disaster struck.

Despite the frantic efforts to save her, she was pronounced dead at Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lagos.