The mother of late Fuji musician Afeez Adesina, popularly known as Destiny Boy, has finally come forward to speak in detail about her son’s death, addressing the numerous rumours and misconceptions circulating on social media.
In a deeply emotional 10-minute video that has since gone viral, Saidat Adesina shared an extensive account of Destiny Boy’s final moments, the prolonged illness he quietly battled for years, and the circumstances surrounding where he eventually passed away.
Destiny boy’s mom clears rumours
The grieving mother explained that her decision to speak out was prompted by speculations suggesting that her son’s lifestyle or personal choices contributed to his death, allegations she strongly refuted.
According to her, Destiny Boy had been managing a long-term illness that often caused him to behave similarly to someone experiencing epileptic seizures.
She noted that the family deliberately kept the condition away from the public eye due to his growing fame and to protect his image as a popular artiste.
She further disclosed that the illness began several years ago, shortly after Destiny Boy welcomed his first child, and that it resulted in multiple emergency hospital visits over time.
In her words, she said;
“I am Destiny Boy’s mother, Saidat Adeshina. He would have been 23 this year.”
“No. 1, Destiny went to rest. What many people don’t know, I will shed light on it. When Destiny had his first child, just four days before the naming ceremony, we wanted to pick a goat and Oba Edun said he would give him a goat.
The man is someone who likes Destiny a lot, like his own child. He told Destiny to come and pick a goat. His father went ahead and Destiny followed his father. That was how the sickness entered. He held his head and fell down. It has been about two years now.
We began to call Oba Edun. He didn’t know anything. We told him Destiny was sick and he said Destiny must not die, that no matter the cost, we should call him.
The man sent money to us immediately. We took him to the first hospital, the second hospital, and the third hospital.”
“When we saw how serious the sickness was, we reported it to Oba Edun about the hospital journey and he told us to bring him. When we got there, he gave us soap and asked that I bathe him with it,” she said.
She added that although the intervention temporarily improved his condition, the illness later resurfaced.
Speaking in her native language, the heartbroken mother revealed that the sickness was known as Oku Oru, explaining that it caused her son to act unusually during episodes and sometimes required people around him to restrain him for safety.
Her words …
“Oku oru. When the sickness hits him, he behaves like an epileptic person. Later, when it gets better after we give him something, he will act unusual and we will go after him to hold him. We didn’t want the world to know because he is a star.”
Destiny Boy’s mother remembers visiting herbalists
She further revealed that in search of a permanent cure, the family explored several options over the years.
According to her, they visited churches, mosques, herbalists, and traditional healers, but none provided a lasting solution to the illness.
She said …
“We didn’t only go to Oba Edun’s place. We went to church, mosque, and herbalists’ houses. What makes Destiny like Oba Edun’s place is that when Destiny gets there, he is always free and Oba Edun doesn’t frown at him. They loved themselves so much.
“He went to Aiyetoro and while returning, they didn’t tell me anything. I only saw that they carried him to Oba Edun’s place. When they got there, his father called me to tell me that he had been at Oba Edun’s.”
Destiny Boy’s mother speaks on his demise
Narrating how she eventually learned about her son’s death, she explained that she had been at her shop and tried repeatedly to reach him on the phone without success.
She said she later received a call from a relative urging her to come to Oba Edun’s place, where she was eventually informed of the tragic news.
She stated …
“Five days ago, he was on my mind and I called him, but he didn’t pick the call. I thought maybe he was sleeping. I told his sister to message him so that when he wakes up, he would see my message because I just wanted to hear his voice.
“At night, when I got back from church, I changed my clothes and wanted to lie on the bed when I received a call that Afeez had fainted. I went there that night to Oba Edun’s house.
When I got there, his father said Oba Edun had gone to Ile Ife and that Oba Edun was not around. When Oba Edun returned, as he entered, his wife went to call him to come and check on Destiny.
“When Oba Edun came, they wanted to give Destiny something to ease him, but he refused to take it. Oba Edun suggested we take him to the hospital. His father held him inside the car until they got to the hospital. When I got there, I did not meet Oba Edun and his father.”
Her emotional account has continued to generate massive reactions online, with many Nigerians expressing sympathy and urging the public to stop spreading unverified rumours.
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