Singer Sound Sultan Dies At 44, Family Releases Official Statement

Singer Sound Sultan Dies At 44, Family Releases Official Statement

  • 2baba's manager, Efe Omoregbe, shared the family's statement announcing the death of singer Sound Sultan
  • The late singer, according to a member of his family who signed the announcement, was said to have battled with angioimmunoblastic t-cell lymphoma
  • Sound Sultan who was 2Baba's best friend was said to be survived by his wife, three children, and siblings

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The Nigerian entertainment industry has been thrown into mourning as singer and songwriter Sound Sultan is dead.

The family sent out an official statement which was shared on Instagram by Efe Omoregbe who is 2baba's manager.

In the announcement, Dr Kayode Fasasi signed on behalf of the late singer's family.

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Singer Sound Sultan Dies At 44, 2baba's Manager Efe Omoregbe Announces
Singer Sound Sultan Dies At 44, 2baba's Manager Efe Omoregbe Announces
Source: Instagram

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According to him, Sound Sultan died on the morning of Sunday, July 11. he was said to have had a battle with angioimmunoblastic t-cell lymphoma.

He was 44 years old and survived by his loving wife, three children, and siblings. The family requested their privacy as they come to terms with his passing.

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Photo of Sound Sultan with his wife and 3 children

Sound Sultan was very close to singer 2baba, no wonder the African Queen crooner's manager was the first to officially announce his death on social media.

Sound Sultan's last post on Instagram

The late singer's last post on Instagram was on July 3. He shared a video of Patoranking's latest song Celebrate Me.

The lyric goes: "Celebrate me now when I dey alive"

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Davido's aide Obama DMW dies

Legit.ng also reported that Nigerian singer Davido and other members of 30BG have been thrown into mourning as they recently lost one of their own called Obama DMW.

The sad news was shared on social media on Tuesday, June 29.

Obama's death was confirmed by talent manager Sososoberekon, Tunde Ednut, Peruzzi, and other DMW crew members.

On his Instagram page, the talent manager shared a photo with Obama who was whispering something into his ears. In the caption that accompanied the post, Sososoberekon called the late crew member a realist.

Following the shocking death of Davido's personal assistant, Obama DMW, new screenshots of Peruzzi's chat explaining what happened, have surfaced.

Peruzzi narrated how they had spent time together with Davido at the studio and how Obama had even had a meal of rice. According to him, Obama left there around 2 am and he (Peruzzi) followed suit an hour later.

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Sola Sanusi (Entertainment HOD) Sola Sanusi is the Head of the Entertainment Desk. She is an astute, veteran entertainment/lifestyle journalist with over two decades of experience in print and digital journalism. Sola has a degree in English from the University of Ilorin, Kwara state. She is a 2005 Celebrity Media Awards nominee and 2012 Mother Drum Golden Awards Entertainment Writer Recognition recipient. She joined Legit.ng in 2015. Email: sanusi.bodunde@corp.legit.ng.