{"id":215487,"date":"2025-08-07T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=215487"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:39:00","slug":"it-still-hurts-francis-duru-says-marks-one-year-since-sons-death-with-heartbreaking-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/08\/07\/it-still-hurts-francis-duru-says-marks-one-year-since-sons-death-with-heartbreaking-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt still hurts\u201d \u2014 Francis Duru says, marks one year since son\u2019s death with heartbreaking tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s been exactly one year since veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru lost his beloved 15-year-old son, Ifeanyi, and the pain, he says, still cuts just as deep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a gut-wrenching Instagram post shared on Thursday, August 7, 2025, Duru poured out his heart as he remembered the bright, brave teenager who slipped away too soon. He wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSweet soul Anyi\u2026 It\u2019s one year today you passed unto glory. One year you slipped out of our hands, son. Hmmm\u2026 it\u2019s been painful\u2026 and it still hurts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Francis did not reveal the exact cause of his son\u2019s death, even back in 2024 when the tragedy first struck. But he once described Ifeanyi as a <em><strong>\u201clion\u201d <\/strong><\/em>who<em><strong> \u201cfought like a champ,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>suggesting a brave battle with a yet-undisclosed condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215489\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0180.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0180.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0180-300x295.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0180-1024x1008.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0180-768x756.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francis Duru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em><strong>\u201cNo one can fill the void you have left in our lives, in our hearts,\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>he said in his latest post. <em><strong>\u201cBut in all, we give thanks.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The grieving father admitted that despite the time that has passed, healing has not come easy. The family, he says, continues to grapple with the reality of Ifeanyi\u2019s absence, especially his mother. Francis said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt hurts\u2026 it hurts\u2026 to realize you are no more. But His grace has been sufficient. We mourn you no more, because you live in our hearts, in our spirits, on our lips.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Back in December 2024, on what would have been Ifeanyi\u2019s 16th birthday, Francis shared another tribute that broke the hearts of many Nigerians. He revealed how the boy had looked forward to turning 16, unaware that life had other plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em><strong>\u201cMummy weeps each day\u2026 while I do mine in the dark,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> he wrote at the time, painting a painful picture of two grieving parents still navigating unimaginable loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Francis Duru concluded his most recent message with a tone of love and eternal pride, saying:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cYou were a good kid. You brought so much joy, laughter, and light. Rest on, sweet soul\u2026 rest on, champ. Loads of love, always and forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/07\/24\/we-were-treated-like-criminals-dj-dimplenipple-recounts-traumatic-immigration-ordeal-in-the-philippines\/\">See screenshot of the actor\u2019s post below:<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-215490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0178.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"2073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0178.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0178-180x300.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0178-614x1024.jpeg 614w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0178-768x1282.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0178-920x1536.jpeg 920w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/IMG_0178-1227x2048.jpeg 1227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been exactly one year since veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru lost his beloved 15-year-old son, Ifeanyi, and the pain, he says, still cuts just as deep. 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