Solidstar recounts his journey into substance abuse

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Nigerian recording artiste, Solidstar whose real name is Joshua Iniyezo has recounted how he went into substance abuse.

Solidstar, while on a podcast recently, he said he went through a lot while battling with drug abuse. According to him, he was introduced to a banned substance called Ice in 2021.

‘’A lot of things happened to me. Young young boys introduced me to a substance, Ice,” he said

‘’This substance affected me a lot”

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He stated that the drug influenced him so badly that he was beginning to see himself as ‘’a king” and that he didn’t need to pay for any item he purchased.

He said one day he walked from Awoyaya in Lagos Mainland to the Oriental Hotel which is on the Island.

Recall that in September 2023, the singer’s brother took to Instagram to call on Nigerians to help the singer.