Omowunmi Reveals How She Contracted Sepsis On Movie Set

Actress Omowunmi Dada has shared her harrowing experience of contracting sepsis while working on a film project in Oyo State.

According to Dada, she was abandoned by the production team in a hotel, leaving her in a critical condition. It was only after the intervention of her family and management that she was rushed to a hospital in Ibadan, where she arrived unconscious.

Despite the severity of her illness, Dada revealed that the production company had the audacity to ask for a full refund. “My dear… I got sepsis on a project in Oyo, they literally left me in the hotel. Thank God my family and management got a car to take me to a hospital in Ibadan. I got there unconscious. It was sepsis, and I was lucky to be alive. Funny thing, production asked for a full refund. Hmm,” she shared.

Actress Jemima Osunde, who also experienced a health crisis on set due to gastroesophageal reflux disease caused by contaminated food, expressed solidarity with Omowunmi. 

Jemima revealed that she had to pay for her own medical treatment and faced similar treatment from the production team when it came to financial matters. “Sameeee! I got myself to Lagos and to the hospital. Paid for my treatment myself. They were sending me messages about a refund. By the time my team sent a response with all the clauses they had breached in the contract, they went quiet. Talking about a refund when you haven’t even asked if I’ve recovered,” she said.