Actor Kelechi Udegbe recounted the terrifying account of escaping a near-fatal vehicle accident in Lagos.
Udegbe recently spoke on the WithChude podcast, describing the November 2023 incident as a transformative event that deepened his spiritual bond and elevated his faith.
Udegbe claims that the accident happened soon after he and his friend and coworker Gregory Ojefua parted ways.
He remembered that when he asked Ojefua where he was going, Ojefua stated he was going to the Eko Bridge. At the same time, Udegbe answered that he was going through the Third Mainland Bridge.
Udegbe claimed that at that moment, his memory of the incident stopped, and he awoke in the hospital with no knowledge of what had transpired.
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He said:
“That accident was crazy. I was with Gregory Ojefua, my guy. Greg is my guy. We just finished where we were. I asked him where hin dey go. And he said he was going through the Eko Bridge. I said I was going through Third Mainland. And that was it.
“And I entered the car and drove off. The next thing I remember was waking up in the hospital. I was like looking around and started asking what is going on? I said I was supposed to be on set.
“The next thing was seeing a bandage around my neck. I could not turn my neck. Was told to calm down. Did not know what was going on.”
“I couldn’t move my neck because I had a whiplash from the accident, so turning my neck became difficult and painful. I had to go for therapy. When I came in to see the doctor three days later, he looked at me, checked the car again, and said to me, ‘Go and sin no more.’ It felt like Jesus Christ was talking to me”.
He credited the accident with deepening his Christian faith, saying it had a profound impact on his spiritual journey.
“I would say before the accident, I was a Christian. I believe in God, pray, and all that. Since the accident, my conversation with God, my belief in God is a notch higher,” he added.
