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 .