Nigerian on-air personality, Matilda Duncan has urged her followers to say a word of prayer for her after she was diagnosed with peritonitis.

Peritonitis refers to the swelling and redness of the lining of the abdomen, often caused by an infection from a burst appendix or a hole in the bowel.

Matilda, who is a sister to Nollywood actor Mofe Duncan, took to her Instagram page on Monday to reveal her diagnosis, as she shared a picture of herself at the hospital.

The radio show host with Classic FM wrote;

“The Devil is trying to pause my celebration, #Stillhelies #STILLiStand.

“After 19 hours of the most excruciating pain, they finally put down their report. “Theirs not Mine”
#Peritonitis. I finally get a minute to check on you all. Well! Here’s my update. Please, Keep Me in your prayers, that’s all I ask.”

Matilda shared this diagnosis two days after she and her siblings celebrated their father, Prof. Thomas Duncan, who turned 90 on Saturday.