Veteran actress, Rachel Oniga’s family releases official statement; debunks reports that she died of COVID-19 complications

The family of late veteran actress, Rachel Oniga in an official statement has debunked reports that she died of Covid-19 complications.

According to the family of the deceased, she died from a heart-related ailment which she battled for a short period before her demise.

The statement which was released by her sister, Deaconess Toyin Odusote, on behalf of the family read in part,

“With a heavy heart and total submission to God, we write to announce the passing unto glory of our beloved sister, mother and grandmother; Chief Rachel Tabuno Oniga. She died in a Lagos hospital at the age of 64, on Friday, 30th of July 2021, at about 10 pm.

“Contrary to diverse reports informing that she died from COVID-19 complications, we write to inform the general public that she died from a heart-related issue, an ailment she battled with for a short period before her demise.

We accept her sudden transition as God’s design and we see it as a function of a race of life well finished”.