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As the “wellu wellu” crooner, Sammie Okposo, dies at 51, the international Nigerian gospel artist has succeeded in touching many lives with his music, despite having recently hit the headlines over an infidelity scandal.
Sammie had done things that usually do not happen to gospel artists. He is a gospel artist who is known all over the world and has won many awards in Nigeria.
Although details of his death remain sketchy but close associates including singer, Buchi Atuonwu, simply known as Buchi, confirmed that he died on Friday in Abuja.
His colleague, Righteousman, explained that the singer had also collapsed last week upon his return from his praise party concert in the UK and was treated for exhaustion.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Sammie was slated to minister, alongside other gospel singers, Eben, Chuks Praise, Joy Favour, and Victor Edit at the Outpouring Assembly International in Calabar between Friday, November 25 to 27.
Recall that in 1992, Sammie became a sound track producer in the Nigerian Movie industry. This was the official start of his career as a producer. He then switched to making music.
When he released his first album, “Unconditional Love,” in 2000, with the hit single “Welu-Welu,” he shook up the music business. He became well-known not just in his own country, but all over the world.
The “wellu wellu” crooner released another album “Addicted” in 2004. He has collaborated with many other artists in the gospel and soul music fields.
He collaborated with popular gospel singer, Marvellous Odiete, on “Follow You”, and has performed regularly in Africa, Europe, and North America and curates a series of concerts called SOPP (Sammie Okposo Praise Party).
His most recent album, The Statement (2018), was produced by the Grammy-winning Kevin Bond.
Before his death, the singer had escaped death in 2020, as he survived a car accident at the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
On his infidelity scandal, the singer had tendered a public apology to his wife, Ozioma, via his Instagram page on 24 January 2022.
The apology came a day after a lady, known only as African Doll, accused him of impregnating her and abandoning her.
The gospel musician told his fans that he would be taking a step back from his ministry to focus on restoration and seek forgiveness.
He initially deleted his social media handles but restored them a few days later.