Davido's dark hour, time to call 911?

 

I pray the heavens to comfort the Adelekes. I hope people allow them to heal in peace without insensitivity. (Photo credit: Davido)

The easiest thing to talk about today is obviously the unfortunate incident in the home of one of Africa’s leading acts Davido. I hope and pray the singer and his entire family find a way to deal with this sad loss, it’s a pain that will take time to heal, if it will ever heal.

I saw conflicting news in the early hours of today, I couldn’t sleep because of a call I received late last night and I guess I will never surf the internet at such odd hours ever again. It’s not good for my health because till this moment, I have not stopped thinking about the death of that Lil boy.

While I am not in any way related to Davido not having any personal relationship with him, I know what it means to lose a loved one and I still maintain that only the bereaved know where the shoe hurts. I pray the heavens to comfort them, it’s too hard to comprehend.

The first person to post the news needs to answer questions; was she excited? Why was she so eager to break the news while many others were hoping it was false and the boy would live again? She deleted the post soon after which fueled further confusion and had many carrying fake news that the boy was fine.

I wonder why some people are trigger-happy especially when the news is bad. Why not wait for a family source to announce first? If it’s not witchcraft, I don’t know what it is. It feels like I’m transferring aggression, I honestly don’t care but that actress had more sense when she was a pumpkin. Nonsense.

That said, I ran to Twitter to verify the news and I already saw insensitive idiots suggesting rubbish. I know everyone likes to have an opinion when they’re not the one at the receiving end but at what point do we learn to stop kicking people that are down already?

I can’t even bring some of those posts I saw to my happy place. How can you blame either parent for the incident? Can they go everywhere with their child? I can understand if you’re asking that every single soul in that building at the time it happened to be tried but the parents that were away? E rora maa fagbo o.

I am pained beyond words. I remember the same story that happened to D’Banj. I wish to also reiterate that on a day the devil wants to win, every effort will come to nothing. This is a true test of the love between Davido and Chioma and I can’t imagine how miserable they must be right now.

Ifeanyi was the assurance; to think the duo has been all over our faces of late with their renewed love affair which we love to see, I pray this irreparable loss doesn’t come in between what they share. I also hope people offer them the privacy they deserve at this time. Peace of the Lord is with the entire family.

Lastly, I know this would sound cliché, but it’s time for Davido to soul-search. People around him passing away is becoming alarming. People die every day; we know but he probably needs to get closer to God. I pray again for strength for him and his.