Nollywood actor, Olumide Bakare, on Thursday pleaded with Nigerians to come to his aid as he battles lung and heart diseases.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the veteran actor has been critically ill for a while now.

He is said to have been at the intensive care unit of the University College Hospital, Ibadan since Jan. 2.

The veteran actor was hospitalised after a cardiac arrest, and is now fighting for his life.

He said the debilitating ailment had inflicted a huge strain on his finance as he had spent over a million naira on it.

The medical situation has prompted him to call on good-spirited Nigerians to come to his aid financially.

Bakare said he would need about N30, 000 daily and that well meaning-Nigerians should come to his aid financially and spiritually.

NAN reports that several Nollywood actors and actresses have been championing the cause of the actor on social media for financial help.

(NAN)