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Ogogo’s Daughter Mourns Her Father and Wishes He Had Met Her Second Baby

From The Punch · () English

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  • Kira Taiwo mourned her late father, veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, known as Ogogo, in an emotional Instagram tribute.
  • She said she was especially saddened that Hassan did not meet her second child before his death at 66 following stage-four cancer.
  • A message exchange shared by Taiwo showed Hassan urging his daughter to stay strong and not cry.

“I can’t even get a hug anymore,” Kira Taiwo wrote as she mourned her father, veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. Her tribute captured the pain of losing a parent and the unfinished wish that had weighed on her before his death.

My daddy. THE BEST. I can’t even get a hug anymore… This is what heartbreak means, mehn.

· Kira TaiwoTaiwo expressed her grief in an Instagram tribute to her late father.

Taiwo said she had wanted more time with her father so he could meet her second baby. “I love you, Daddy, but I just wanted more time, more time, more timeeee to meet my second baby,” she wrote, ending the message with thanks to him.

I love you, Daddy, but I just wanted more time, more time, more timeeee to meet my second baby. Thank you ooo TAIYE

· Kira TaiwoShe described her regret that her father did not meet her second child.

The tribute came days after Taiwo shared an earlier exchange with Hassan. In the messages, dated July 26, the actor asked how she was doing after hearing that she had been crying. He told her that seeing her and her sisters smile gave him strength, but that her tears would make him sad.

How are you? I heard you are crying. Seeing you and your sisters smile is making me strong. If you cry, it will make me sad, and I will start to think.

· Taiwo Hassan, known as OgogoHassan sent the message to his daughter before his death.

“Be strong. I am strong… don’t cry, my princess,” Hassan told her in the exchange. Hassan died on August 23 at the age of 66 after battling stage-four cancer.

Be strong. I am strong… don’t cry, my princess.

· Taiwo Hassan, known as OgogoHe urged his daughter to remain strong in the same message exchange.
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