Music and substance abuse share a historic bond going back to generations. History recounts countless examples of hymns sung by sailors celebrating the idea of drinking and other questionable activities.
The Nigerian entertainment industry isn’t exempted from this deadly activity.
Fans of Nigerian pop star, Wizkid have reacted to a recent picture of him captured during a music video shoot. From fans observation, the self-proclaimed star boy looked emaciated and sickly with many hinting that abuse of drug may be the cause of his sickly appearance.
Veteran comedian and TV host, Okey Bakassi had raised concerns over the alarming rate of drug abuse and its consumption in Nigeria.
The stand-up comedian noted that a majority of illicit drugs consumers are Nigerian celebrities.
According to him:”Conservatively 70% of Nigerian Celebrities are on some sort of substance today. They have gone ballistic. You hear a lot of names- SK, Kush, Loud, etc. the names come everyday and you’re struggling to keep up with the nomenclature of it.”
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