Ebola again? Top Nollywood actress, actor tests positive (video)

Top Nollywood actress Bimbo Akintola and famous actor, Gideon Okeke have been tested positive to the deadly Ebola virus that stormed Nigeria, in the movie 93 Days.

The movie which is set to hit the cinemas in September, tells the true life story of how the Ebola outbreak got into the country on July 20, 2014, after an acutely ill traveler from Liberia, Patrick Sawyer arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International airport in Lagos, Nigeria.

Nollywood actress Bimbo Akintola and Gideon Okeke, who are passionate about their job decided to join the train of other Nigerian and American actors to reveal the truth about how Ebola was first contacted by the staffs of First Consultant hospital, Obalende, Lagos and how they were able to curb the deadly virus.

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Bimbo Akintola played the role of late Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, revealed how she tried to protect other staffs of the hospital including Gideon Okeke, without knowing that they she had also contacted the virus. All efforts to stay alive proved abortive as she died of the disease.

NAIJ.COM, after the private screening of the movie gathered that, the Ebola movie would be officially premiered on September 16, and would also be showing at Pastor Paul Adefarasin’s church, House on The Rock, Lekki, Lagos. The movie which gulped about N400m was produced by the CEO of Terra Kulture, Bolanle Austen-Peters and directed by Steve Gukas.

The lead cast includes Danny Glover, Tim Reid, Bimbo Akintola (as Stella Adadevoh), Gideon Okeke, Somkele Iyamah Idhalama, Alastair Mackenzie, Keppy Ekpeyong Bassey (Patrick Sawyer), Bimbo Manuel among others.

Watch movie trailer below:
93 Days is a compelling human story of dedication, sacrifice, resilience and survival.

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