Nollywood actor, Ibrahim Chatta, has narrated how he lost his first child due to lack of money to pay hospital bills.

The 54-year-old made the revelation in a recent interview with Abiola Orisile Events & Parties TV, describing it as one of the most painful moments of his life.

Chatta said the baby had been hospitalised, but he couldn’t afford treatment.

In a desperate attempt to raise money, he said he trekked several kilometres across Lagos, visiting familiar areas where he used to hawk puff-puff from Ijora-Badia to Orile, Lawanson, Costain and finally Makoko.

The veteran actor said the child died before he could return with money.

“My first child is not Malik. The first child I had died. The hospital requested payment for her care. I trekked from Ijora-Badia. From Badia, I trekked to Itolo in Orile. From there, I trekked across Lawanson to Costain. All the way to Makoko. Those were the places I used to hawk puff-puff. I did not get money until the child died,” he said.

He added that he was so broke at the time, he couldn’t afford a proper coffin. The baby was buried in a wooden Coca-Cola tray.

“They buried her with the wooden Coca-Cola tray,” he said.

The Ayinla star said he shared the story with his partner for the first time during a trip to Dubai after buying a diamond anklet for their daughter.

“The day I went to Dubai, I bought a diamond chain for the only girl to put on her leg. Her mother felt somehow and said she was not the one who gave birth to her. I told her I had a female child before and explained how she died. They all cried. They have never heard that story from me.”

Chatta, who now has three children, said he remains grateful for fatherhood and hopes to have more kids.

“I love all my children. God gave me three. But I want more children,” he added.