Veteran Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has reflected on his final moments with his late son, Kambilichukwu Edochie, shortly before the boy’s tragic death in 2023.
Speaking during an interview on The Honest Bunch Podcast, he revisited the painful events of that day, explaining how everything unfolded just hours before the tragedy occurred.
He recalled that his son arrived at his room early in the morning before leaving for school. According to him, they spent some time together talking, laughing, and joking about lighthearted things, a routine moment that seemed completely normal at the time.
The actor added that a major part of their conversation centered on how Kambilichukwu was growing quickly, with his height almost matching his father’s. He said it was one of those ordinary father and son exchanges that, in hindsight, now carries a deeply emotional weight.
The teenager had jokingly pointed out that there was only one classmate taller than him, a remark that amused both of them.
The actor explained that roughly three hours after his son had gone to school, he got an emergency phone call requesting that he come to the hospital immediately.
According to him, he hurried there unaware of the situation, only to discover a devastating scene when he arrived. He revealed that his son appeared lifeless in the hospital.
He said: “That was my first son. That morning, he came into my room before going to school. We talked and joked about his height because he was quite tall. He was almost taller than me at that time, we joked about it and he told me only one boy was taller than him in his class. We gisted and laughed, then he left. About three hours after they called me, I came to the hospital and I saw him dead like this.”
Yul said his last discussion with his son is still vividly imprinted in his memory, as there was no indication that anything unusual would happen that morning.
He added that it felt like an ordinary day unfolding as usual, with no awareness that everything could take a sudden turn within just a few hours.
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