Dagrin’s last words: ‘Tell my fans I love them’

Olaitan Olanipekun, a.k.a Dagrin

By Ahmed Boulor and Mutiat Alli

Even the enemies of Olaitan Olanipekun, aka Dagrin, couldn’t suppress the urge to shed hot tears for the late fast- rising rapper as a horde of sympathisers stormed the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi- Araba, when the news of his death filtered into town.


Some were sitting dejectedly on the floor; some were wailing in utter disbelief as they frantically tried to contain their emotions. A number of them hurled invectives at the nurses and other medical personnel on duty accusing them of negligence. It was on April 22 when the music artiste breathed his last.

However, it took the timely intervention of policemen to avert an outbreak of violence as scores of fans threatened fire and brimstone over the sudden death of their rap idol.

As early 7 am yesterday, some colleagues of the late artiste trooped in to pay tributes to the late ‘lyrical waye’ as the deceased was fondly called by admirers.

Popular artistes such as She Baby, Sheyman, Dekunle Fuji, K-Solo, Klever Jay, DJ Bombastic, DJ Jimmy Jatt, DJ Turbo-D, Side One, Lexydoo, LKT, DJ-Zeez, Lineo, YQ, Ay.Com, Jahbless, Chuddy-K and a host of others could not hold back tears, lamenting the untimely loss of the artiste who was considered as one of Nigeria’s fast emerging lyricists.

In the words of Dekunle Fuji, “The death of the artiste (Dagrin) is untimely and it occurred at a time when his parents were beginning to enjoy the fruits of their child’s labour.’’

Another artiste, Lexydoo, described the late rapper as one of the best that the entertainment industry has ever seen and he said the artiste would have survived if not for the alleged lackadaisical approach of the doctors on duty at LUTH. “How could the doctors be on strike when they have a critical situation to attend to?”

Meanwhile, DJ Jimmy Jatt has promised a befitting burial for the late artiste. He said a burial committee is being set up to oversee his final burial rites.

The artiste regained consciousness on Monday after crashing his recently acquired Nissan Ultima car with customised number plate ‘Dagrin 03’ into a stationary truck loaded with cement opposite the Alakara Police Station in Mushin at about 3 am on Thursday April 15.

While recalling the sad incident, his manager, Tunde Peters, said the artiste was returning from a visit to his parents and that he was rushing down to meet up with a studio recording session for his forthcoming album when the incident occurred.

Policemen on patrol called his manager after finding his number on his phone, while he was taken to a private hospital nearby for treatment. He was later transferred to LUTH. The late music star sustained severe injuries on several parts of his body and went into a coma for some days.

Before he passed on in the presence of other musicians such as DJ Zeez, Dekunle Fuji, Tunde Peters (his manager), Lexydoo and Shebaby, Dagrin’s last words were: ‘Tell my fans that I love them.’


Source: www.thenationonlineng.net

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