Although the nature of his ailment was not disclosed, a video of him on a sickbed surfaced online.

In the footage, the Nollywood star stated that he is undergoing treatment at one Doctor Lugard Hospital in Owerri, adding that he has been admitted since December last year.

The National secretary of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Yakubu Abubakar, has said that the association plans to pay Ani a visit towards intensifying the medical intervention to which he is entitled.

In mid-2020, the AGN had signed an MoU with Medicard Health Management, a health services provider, to end the practice of soliciting funds for medical emergencies among its members and independent Nollywood actors.