Skiibii recounts 2015 ‘fake death’ scandal

In a recent interview with British-Nigerian media personality, Adesope Olajide, Nigerian recording artiste, Skiibii spoke about the controversial incident in 2015 where he ‘faked his own death’.

At the time, Skiibii was a budding Nigerian musician. He received a lot of backlash for engaging in the gimmick.

In the latest interview, Skiibii has explained events that surrounded the incident.

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“What was that issue and how did you deal with it?”, the entertainer was asked, to which he replied, “I have that issue for real, I dey blackout. I don’t like to talk about this p, everybody can say what they want to say.”

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He then proceeded to explain the different occasions on which he had blacked out. Twice on a plane on the way to South Africa. The second occurred while at Nigerian artiste Kcee’s home.

The scandal, however, took place in the Surulere area of Lagos state after the entertainer slumped at his brother’s home, to which bystanders assumed he died.

Skiibii revealed that he had to receive treatment in the US for his condition. During his his recovery, he saw that social media was abuzz with news of his ‘death’ and ‘RIP’ posts from fans and fellow entertainers alike.

“I still remember Wizkids caption, ‘All he wanted was to be happy'”, he recounted.

The singer-songwriter continued, “they didn’t want me to check my phone, and when I did I was just crying, I was going through life and people were bashing me”

Listen to what he has to say below.