Fans Pay Tribute To Female Doctor Who Adopted Joke Silva From The Orphanage Home

• Dr Marienne Abimbola Da Silva, the woman who took legendary Nigerian actress, Joke Silver from the orphanage
• Along side her extraordinary kindness, is a brilliance which led to great achievements in her lifetime.
• Fans pay tribute to her On the Actress Social media page

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Dr Marienne Abimbola was the third female doctor in Nigeria and the first to be awarded a medical degree in Nigeria.

She was said to have had a strong attachment to the medical profession, an attachment which brought her great esteem and accolades during her lifetime

In the cause of her life, she was given the honorable award of Officer of the Order of The Niger, OON.

She no doubt impacted this same greatness to Nollywood giant, Joke Jacobs nee Da Silva, who happens to be her adopted daughter.

The story of the adoption of Joke Jacobs right from the orphanage was a touching one and testifies to the greatness of Dr Marienne Da Silva.

She was said to have kept it a secret, an action obviously meant to make her adopted daughter feel comfortable and confident while being raised.

Like a biological mother, Marienne Da Silver deployed her wealth and stopped at nothing to make veteran actress, Joke Jacobs who she is today.

Her foster daughter, Joke Silva who did not only acquire her education from Nigeria but also at the Webber Douglas Academy of Drama, London is as distinguished as the woman who raised her as she has numerous wards to show for this.

Dr Marienne Da Silva’s, adopted daughter, legendary actress, Joke Jacobs, like her mother received one of Nigeria’s highest recognitions, as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic.

Dr Marienne Abimbola Da Silva departed the earth peacefully and fulfilled at the age of 89.