Nigeria’s TV presenter Rachel Bakam has died at the age of 38.
Born on the 11th of September 1982 in Kaduna State, Rachel died of anaemia leaving behind her child and mother.
She had shared on her verified Instagram page on March 23rd, the result of her covid19 test which retuned negative.
In an interview with the PUNCH newspaper, her brother, Armstrong Bakam said that Rachel died at 12:00 pm on Tuesday with her mother by her bedside.
According to Armstrong, “She had anaemia; so she was taken to the hospital on Friday and she died this afternoon at about 12pm. I was not with her when she died but her mother was by her side.
He added that, “Before Friday, she fell ill and was admitted for some days but she was discharged and taken home. However, she was returned to the hospital on Friday.
“Right now, her mother is not in the right frame of mind to speak. Rachel was 38 years old when she died; she would have clocked 39 on September 11. She had a son.”
Armstrong added that the family is in shock as Rachel had asked the family, on Sunday via the group chat to pray for her and they all felt she was recovering.
He said that, “We will really miss her because her death is a shocking and devastating news to the family. In fact, the whole family is actually troubled and quite a number of people are yet to believe that it is actually true.
“On our family WhatsApp group, she posted that she needs our prayers while she was in hospital on Sunday; people were wishing her well and she was responding with ‘amen.’ Quite a number of people felt she was recuperating but the news of her death is a huge shock.”
Describing his relationship with Rachel, Armstrong said that, “she was actually my niece because her father was my first cousin. I will miss her because she was a lovely person. She was always smiling and she was down to earth. She was always accommodating because she had a large heart.”
Rachel had her primary, secondary and University education in Kaduna. A graduate of English Language and Theatre Arts from Ahmadu Bello University, she also attended the New York Film Academy.
She worked with AIT and was also a philanthropist.