‘I’ve been bedridden for years, my organs failing’– Daddy Fresh cries for help

Innocent Michael Onyebuchi, the ace singer popularly knownas Daddy Fresh, has pleaded for help, revealing a severe and prolonged healthbattle that has left him destitute and in critical condition.The plea was shared via the Instagram page of filmmakerKunle Afod, who recently located the musician. Dressed in a blue sleeveless top, the singer lay in his bed,his gaze unfocused. When Afod entered, Daddy Fresh struggled to recognise him. “Oba,” he murmured faintly. “It’s Afod, Kunle Afod,” the actor clarified gently.In the footage, Daddy Fresh began to explain his ordeal,revealing he has been confined to his bed for over two and a half years, abattle that has consumed all his finances. “I started hallucinating, seeing people—those I know andthose I don’t,” he confessed. “I talk directly to them, but other people no deysee them. This one don too much o.” The singer outlined his deteriorating physical state,listing multiple organ failures and complications. “The person taking care of me will show you the result ofthe tests: my kidney, my liver, neuropathy. My two eyes had issues; I had tooperate on this one, and I cannot see with it again,” he said. “Now, I need a blood transfusion. I need to buy some pintsof blood. They said they need that one immediately, like two or three packs ofblood, because my blood is very low, 25%. I will fall if I stand here now,except somebody holds me. See my face, my knees, wounds because of falling,like a child learning to walk.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adekunle afod (@kunleafod)Daddy Fresh expressed a belief that his affliction was notnatural, but the “handiwork of my enemies”. “They just want to destroy themselves, not me. The enemiesare eager to know how far. All the while I kept silent, they were confused,wondering if their evil plans had failed,” he added. Afod called on fellow entertainers, fans, and the Nigerianpublic to provide both financial assistance and moral support to help theailing musician continue his fight for survival. “This is Daddy Fresh. If you know him. You will know what Iam talking about. Very handsome. Lovely voice. This man was a fantastic musicartist,” the filmmaker said. “He has been down with sickness for over three years. I justheard about it, and I decided to see him in the hospital. He said a lot ofthings, and he was suspecting different kinds of people and areas that thesickness may have erupted from, but I pray he recovers and gets well soon. “This is not someone we need to forget. I am here to solicitand beg the world, Nigeria as a whole, and the entertainment industry as awhole. We need your support. Nigerians, we need your support. Entertainers, themusic industry, I am calling you people out. Please. Let’s keep him alive. Imet him in a terrible state.” Daddy Fresh is a veteran Nigerian reggae singer from Abiastate. He was born in Lagos and started his musical career in the mid-1980s. Hewas the founding member of the group ‘DE Pretty Busy Boys’, which comprisedDaddy Showkey, Cashman Davies and Sexy Pretty.

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