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Oladips tenders apology to Nigerians over ‘fake death’
Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, known as Oladips, has issued an apology to Nigerians for the recent death hoax that was orchestrated by his management.
During an interview with Naija FM, Oladips explained that there was confusion surrounding the situation, emphasizing that he did not fake his death, nor was it intended as a prank.
The rapper admitted that he was indeed “very sick” but acknowledged that his management had raised a false alarm, leading to the confusion. Oladips apologized for the misinformation and promised to hire professionals to handle such matters in the future. Additionally, he revealed that he had experienced exploitation at the hands of his manager.
He said, “To Nigerians and my core followers, I will never play with people’s emotions like that. It was never a prank. I was sick sick. I am really sorry for the confusion, the false alarm and everything. I take full responsibility.
“Henceforth, I will make sure that I’m surrounded by professionals. Because I feel like that is where the problem started from. I have experienced a lot of things, including my manager siphoning my money, wishing me death.
“So, it got to a point where I didn’t even have manager again. It was just me and my boys. Right now, I’m just trying to select the right people and make sure that they are professionals that know the right thing to do. No be person wey because he no hear from my mum, he feel like, ‘Ah! This guy don go [die].
“If he [my manager] was a professional person he would not do such. That is why I said I take full responsibility. So, I’m really sorry. Make una forgive me abeg.”