David Adeleke, better known as Davido, a popular Nigerian singer, has spoken out about the tragic death of his 3-year-old son, Ifeanyi.
Ifeanyi died on October 31, 2022, after drowning in a swimming pool at his father’s home in Lagos State’s Banana Island neighborhood.
In an exclusive interview with CNN, Davido, who recently released his long-awaited album ‘Timeless,’ said that the loss of his son had an impact on the project.
“Before my son passed, we had finished the album. But it was a tragic situation and I really had to calm myself down and take a step back,” he explained.
He went on to say that he and his wife, Chioma, did not deserve to lose their son, and that no one in the world does.
“Nobody would want that,” Davido said, referring to the death of his son. “And everybody knows that I and Chioma didn’t deserve that.”
The 30-year-old singer further attributed his comeback to the overwhelming support he received from his family, friends, and fans.
“At some point I couldn’t open my Instagram for weeks. One day, I just checked it and I saw messages from every kind of person in the world. I was like ‘you’re fine, you see everybody is rooting for you.’ That was one thing that really made me strong enough to stand up again, get back in the studio and do what I love.” He told CNN.
Watch the interview below,
See reactions below
Queenjemine: Y’all need to chill. It’s not everything that needs dissecting or evaluating geez. Of course no one deserves what happened to him and wife. Y’all don’t need to come for him. He’s speaking from an emotional place. Let the man live abeg.
Osato_official: If they come for you because of “Timeless” album, tell them “No Competition” and that our “Precision” knows no bound. Make yourself “Unavailable” and stay “Away” from them unto say “Na Money” we dey find because we “Over Dem” all!
#Timeless🙌👌🏼👏🏻🙌
Lexion77: He was only speaking with emotions right there, his words was like no one deserves that and not them too.
Adelakuntufayl: But NOBODY deserves such in the first place but God will be God and He has total control over our lives! He tests the ones He loves the most and this is one of His trials but that still doesn’t erase the fact that you are one of the most loved! 🔥👏👏👏
Nwanachiarasy: So u all don’t use the word “I don’t deserve this”. Ndi mmuoooo he’s speaking from his experience. Ndi teacher nwegbe.
Uloodenigbo: Seriously u Guys never did deserve that.. Davido you look after others too much, you never deserved this at all 😢
Fitmak_official: My love for David and Chioma is unexplainable ❤️❤️❤️
Alva_design5: He’s not wrong in his statement, people who use other peoples kids for sacrifice deserve what happened to them, so make una rest abeg.
