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Veteran Nigerian musician, Innocent Onyebuchi, popularly known as Daddy Fresh, has revealed the extent of his health challenges, saying he has sold all he had while battling a prolonged illness. In a video shared by Nollywood actor and filmmaker Kunle Afod on Wednesday, the once-vibrant singer was seen on a hospital bed, looking frail and weak. Afod, who visited him at the hospital, posted the video on his Facebook page with the caption, “Daddy Fresh must not die, one of Nigeria’s finest artists is in a terrible condition.” Wearing a blue sleeveless top, Daddy Fresh appeared surprised when Afod walked in. “Oba,” he said faintly. “It’s Afod, Kunle Afod,” the actor replied. In disbelief, the musician asked, “Na lie, how you take know say I dey here? You’re the last person I could think of. I was wondering if I was hallucinating again. Before now, there were times I looked for you but didn’t know how to get you. Afod, abi na you God send come?” Speaking about his health, Daddy Fresh explained that he had been bedridden for over two years and that the illness had taken everything from him. “I started hallucinating, seeing people, those I know and those I don’t. I talk directly to them, but other people no dey see them. This one don too much o. “My kidney, my liver, neuropathy. Eyes, two of them get issues, I don operate on this one, e no dey see again. I no dey see you. “Now, I need blood transfusion. I need to buy some pints of blood. They said they need that one immediately, like two or three packs of blood because my blood dey very low, 25%. “If I stand up here now, I go fall, except somebody hold me. See my face, my knees, wounds because of falling, like a child that is learning how to walk,” he said. He further disclosed that he was facing possible eviction from his apartment due to unpaid rent. “Madam? Madam ke? Them don waka their waka o. I have a few days in my house because of the rent. I have to move on to where I don’t know. Them don give me quit notice. Shebi na who dey okay go know where he go sell one or two things to use pay but I no sabi do am but I wan close eye sell, even if na my television,” he said. Daddy Fresh also hinted that his health struggles might not be ordinary. “They just want to kill themselves, not me. The enemies are waiting to hear how far. All the while that I haven’t cried out to the public, they are confused, thinking if what they did has not worked.” Despite his condition, he said Afod’s visit gave him hope. “For me to see people wey I no expect to see like you, e don happen.” ALSO READ:NDLEA warns public over fake ‘medicinal cannabis’, recovers consignment Afod, who gave him some money and promised to return, appealed to Nigerians and the entertainment industry to support the veteran singer. “This is Daddy Fresh. If you know him. You will know what I am talking about. Very handsome. Lovely voice. This man was a fantastic music artist. He has been down with sickness for over three years. I just heard about it and I decided to go see him in the hospital. “He said a lot of things and he was suspecting different kinds of people and areas that the sickness may have erupted from, but I just pray he recovers and gets well soon. This is not someone we need to forget. “I am here to solicit and beg the world, beg Nigeria as a whole, and beg the entertainment industry as a whole. Daddy Fresh is not a name that we can say we cannot remember in the entertainment industry in Nigeria. “We need your support. Nigerians, we need your support. Entertainers, the music industry, I am calling you people out. Please. Let’s keep him alive. I met him in a very, very bad state,” Afod urged. NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
