Kwame Dzokoto Shares More On Efiewura Star Little Mercy Smith's Death: "She Had A Health Condition"

Kwame Dzokoto Shares More On Efiewura Star Little Mercy Smith's Death: "She Had A Health Condition"

  • Star Efiewura actress Little Mercy Smith, known as Benyiwa in the long-running TV series, has passed away
  • The unexpected news of her passing shook social media as she had not been known to be suffering from any ailment
  • However, Kwame Dzokoto has indicated that the actress was battling a health condition and even received help from John Mahama

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Ghanaian actress Little Mercy Smith, popularly known as Benyiwa for her role in the Efiewura TV series, has passed away.

Little Mercy, who played the role of Judge Koboo's voluptuous wife, is reported to have passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.

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Late Efiewura actress Little Mercy Smith was reportedly battling a health condition. Photo source: @littlemercysmith
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News of her passing, which was relayed by the official Facebook page of the Efiewura TV series on Wednesday, December 18, astonished many. The surprise stemmed from the fact that the actress had not been known to be down with an ailment.

Little Mercy succumbed to existing health condition

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But it turns out that she was indeed having a health problem, which led to her demise at the relatively young age of 44. She stated in a Graphic Showbiz interview in 2013 that she was 32 at the time. A January-born woman, she would have turned 44 in a few weeks.

According to actor and media personality Seth Kwame Dzokoto, Little Mercy had a health condition she was treating.

While he failed to name the health condition, Dzokoto, who plays the husband of the deceased in the Efiewura series, indicated in a Facebook tribute that she had battled the condition for some time.

"I have lost my dear on the screen. You fought so well over this health condition, and God knows what's best for you at this time. Life is like a stage play, and you've played your path," he said.

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He shared that President-elect John Mahama knew about Little Mercy's health condition and offered to help her by paying her medical bills in the hope that she would survive.

"I don't know how to break this story to the President-elect... John Dramani Mahama, I know he will be in shock by this news. He wanted u to overcome it. so when he heard the news about your condition.....he invested so much in your bills just to survive it."

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YEN.com.gh reported that the gospel singer lost her mother, Agnes Aba Annan, who was an evangelist and an actress in Kumawood.

The Watch Me hitmaker shared an emotional tribute in honour of her late mother on December 14, 2024.

Gospel singers Obaapa Christy, Diana Asamoah, and MOG Music are among several colleagues who have commiserated with the bereaved singer.

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Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of the Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 10 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA). He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh