By Segun Adebayo
Colleagues of veteran Yoruba actor Taiwo Babatunde Hassan, widely known as Ogogo, will gather for a special Islamic prayer session on Friday, August 21, 2026.
Organised exclusively for industry peers, the gathering reflects growing concern across the film community following the actor’s Stage 4 cancer diagnosis, which has sparked widespread anxiety among his family, friends, and fans.
According to a statement given to Per Second News, the initiative aims to unite Ogogo’s colleagues in faith to seek divine mercy, intervention, and full recovery for the beloved performer.
The special prayer is scheduled to take place immediately after Juma’at on Friday.
The venue is BOS Hall, Babajide Olushola Sanwo-Olu Hall, LTV8, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos.
The organisers stressed that the gathering is strictly for Ogogo’s colleagues and urged only those who worked with or are professionally connected to the veteran actor to attend.
“It is no longer news that our dear colleague, Mr. Taiwo Babatunde Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, indicating the seriousness of his condition,” the statement said.
According to the organisers, while doctors are making efforts to save the actor’s life and members of the public continue to pray for his recovery, his colleagues also believe it is important to come together and offer a collective prayer for him.
“While the doctors are making every effort to save his life, and as the general public, his fans, family and friends continue to pray for his recovery, we believe that it is important for us, his colleagues, to come together in a joint Islamic prayer for our dear brother and colleague,” they said.
The prayer session is also coming against the backdrop of growing concern within the Yoruba film industry over Ogogo’s condition, with several of his senior colleagues recently appealing to the public to intensify prayers for the actor.
Veteran actors Jude Kosoko, Yinka Quadri and Dele Odule had earlier told Per Second News that Ogogo needs intense prayers and should not be moved around for spiritual consultations given the seriousness of his condition.
Kosoko had explained that the family continues to receive calls from well-meaning Nigerians offering suggestions on where the actor could be taken for spiritual intervention, but stressed that his condition does not allow him to be pushed around from one place to another.
“The most important thing is that he’s being attended to and we can keep praying for him,” Kosoko said.
The Friday gathering therefore provides an opportunity for Ogogo’s colleagues to unite in prayer without physically moving the ailing actor, as they seek divine intervention on his behalf.
The organisers appealed to colleagues to attend the session in the spirit of love, unity and faith, saying their presence and prayers would be deeply appreciated at the critical moment.
They prayed for Allah’s mercy, asking that Ogogo be completely healed, restored to good health and granted many more years.
“May Almighty Allah, in His infinite mercy, heal Ogogo completely, restore his health and grant him many more years in good health,” the statement added.
The organisers also prayed for the continued protection and blessings of Ogogo’s colleagues and urged everyone to come together in solidarity for the veteran actor.
The gathering is expected to draw members of the Yoruba film industry and the broader creative community, many of whom have consistently rallied around Ogogo and his family since his diagnosis became public.
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