Gospel singer Alayo Melody has explained why plans to take the late Bunmi Akinnaanu, popularly known as Omije Ojumi, to India for medical care did not work out.
He shared the details in a video posted on his Instagram page on Thursday while speaking about the health struggles the singer faced before her death.
According to Alayo Melody, several people stood by Omije Ojumi during her illness, especially Prophet Sam Ojo and Prophet Taiwo Ojo.
He said both prophets made serious efforts to support her treatment and even agreed to pay for her visa processing and medical bills abroad.
He revealed that the application to travel to India was submitted three times before it was finally approved.
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However, by the time approval came, Omije Ojumi’s health had worsened.
Doctors later confirmed that she was no longer strong enough to travel by air, which stopped the plan completely.
Alayo Melody also used the opportunity to speak to prophets and religious leaders.
He advised them to stop posting messages about death-related visions concerning public figures on social media.
He urged that such matters should be handled privately by reaching out to the person involved instead of spreading fear online.
He added that death is something everyone will face someday and prayed for long life for all.
He said details of Omije Ojumi’s burial arrangements would be announced later.
In the video, Alayo Melody said:
“I appreciate everyone who stood by Omije Oju mi when she was sick. Prophet Sam Ojo and Prophet Taiwo Ojo really did a lot. There was a time we decided to fly her out to India and these two prophets decided to foot the bill of the visa processing and medical treatment. The application was done three times before it was approved. By the time the visa was approved, Omije was so weak and the doctors said she was not fit to fly.”
He also appealed to prophets to avoid sharing visions of death online. “I want to appeal to prophets to stop going on the social media and telling their followers that they saw death visions about our celebs. If you see any bad vision about anyone, please contact them privately. Everybody will d!e one day. May God bless us with long life. We shall communicate the burial arrangements for Omije soon.”
Bunmi Akinnaanu died on January 12 in Lagos at the age of 46.
She became widely known for her gospel song Omije Ojumi, which gained strong acceptance in churches and Christian homes across Nigeria.
Before fully going into gospel music, she worked in the banking sector but later left the career to focus on her calling as a gospel singer.
