Internet users and fans of Nigerian artist Oladips are currently in a state of confusion due to conflicting reports about his alleged death. The artist’s management announced on Wednesday, via his Instagram page, that Oladips passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
However, Oladips’ colleague and close acquaintance, Qdot, contradicted the death claims on Thursday, asserting that the rapper is still alive. Qdot shared a picture of Oladips on his Instagram page with the caption, “@oladipsoflife, my gee is alive.”
The conflicting information has sparked varied reactions, with some questioning the authenticity of the news and others speculating that Oladips might have “faked” his death as a promotional strategy for his recently released album, ‘Superhero Adugbo.’
Actress Bukunmi Oluwashina even deleted a tribute to Oladips from her Instagram account. Comments from social media users expressed a range of emotions, from skepticism about the news to criticism of using death for promotional purposes.
One Tobi wrote, “He’s Dead and that’s it, even if he releases a statement himself, since you people like to joke with death. This country is hard enough already to be catching baseless cruise.”
One Ada wrote, “There should be a penalty for this level of clout chasing if this is true.”
One Chukwu wrote, “You are officially dead to us. RIP Oladips. Promotion no suppose hard like this.”
“Sadly, people only show you love when you’re dead, I can’t blame him for this promotion strategy shah cuz they wouldn’t have streamed his songs if he didn’t do it like this,” one Emma reacted.
One Ozo wrote, “If this is true, then he went too extreme … imagine using death as a joke??? Una wan Dey whine God???”
