Pa Chris Ajilo , the legendary highlife
singer , has died from malaria at the age
of 92 .
According to the singer ’ s caregiver,
David Ekanem , the highlife singer had
been battling malaria since last week .
He died in a hospital this morning at
10 : 30 am
Ekanem said, “ What happened is that
he had malaria last week , so, we gave
him malaria medication . The
malaria
persisted , and as there was no
improvement after three days, we
rushed him to a hospital at Ilesha , but
there was no bed space .
“ I took him to two hospitals at Ile - Ife as
well , but there were no bed spaces
there ; so, I had to take him back home .
A
doctor was attending to him at home .
Yesterday , I noticed that there was no
improvement , so, I had to rush him to
another hospital at Ilesha . I was there
with him since yesterday, but he died
today at 10 : 30 am. He had been
battling malaria ; the doctor even carried
out a
COVID - 19 test on him but he
tested negative . ”
Ajilo known for his classic songs , Eko
Gba Gbere, Ariwo and Emi Mimo is the
last of a generation of veterans like
Victor Olaiya , Bobby Benson and others
that formed the Nigerian Union of
Musician , the first guild for musicians .
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