Ace Broadcaster, Rachel Bakam, Is Dead |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

The Nigeria Media indistry has been thrown into mourning, following the sudden passing of a Television Presenter,  Rachel Bakam.

Bakam, 38 years old, died of anaemia, Tuesday, at the Hospital, where she had been receiving treatment.

Confirming her death, her brother, Armstrong Bakam, disclosed that Rachel died at 12pm with her mother by her bedside.

“She had anaemia; so, she was taken to the hospital on Friday and she died this afternoon at about 12pm. I was not with her when she died, but her mother was by her side.

“Before Friday, she fell ill and was admitted for some days but she was discharged and taken home. However, she was returned to the hospital on Friday.

“Right now, her mother is not in the right frame of mind to speak. Rachel was 38 years old when she died; she would have clocked 39 on September 11. She had a son,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong added that the family was in shock as Rachel reached out to them for prayers via the family group chat on Sunday and everyone thought she was recovering and would soon leave the hospital. Sadly, she died.

“We will really miss her because her death is shocking and devastating news to the family. In fact, the whole family is actually troubled and quite a number of people are yet to believe that it is actually true.

“On our family WhatsApp group, she posted that she needs our prayers while she was in the hospital on Sunday; People were wishing her well and she was responding with amen. Quite a number of people felt she was recuperating but the news of her death is a huge shock,” he said.

Rachel Bakam was born and brought up in Kaduna State. She studied English and Theatre Arts at Ahmadu Bello University and Digital Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy.

She was a popular figure in the Broadcasting Industry with her regular program on Television, tagged; Trends & Rachel.

The program is usually aired on Nigerian Television Authority(NTA), African Independent Television(AIT), DSTV, and Startimes.