Veteran Nollywood actor, Prince James Uche is dead.
Uche, who has been down with kidney disease, passed away on Wednesday.
Nollywood producer and scriptwriter, Chidi Nwokeabia confirmed the incident.
He told Nation that the deceased actor was billed to travel to India this Friday to commence treatment for his protracted illness.
“I got calls from Torino and Sunny Mc Don earlier today that he died this morning few hours after securing a visa to India to commence his kidney transplant.
“He was to be accompanied on the trip by his son, doctor and the donor,” Nwokeabia said.
The actor, who had been in the hospital for about a year and seven months, required about N3 million to pay his hospital bill and N11 million for kidney transplant and eye surgery in India.
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