Nigerian musician Azeez Fashola, known as Naira Marley, expressed his readiness to return to Nigeria in order to clear his name regarding his alleged connection to the death of his former label artist, Mohbad. Naira Marley made this declaration during an interview with Social Media influencer Reno Omokri on Wednesday.
Following Mohbad’s tragic passing, a wave of social media outrage emerged as various videos surfaced, featuring the late singer accusing Naira Marley of orchestrating a violent attack against him. During his first interview addressing the controversy, Naira Marley emphasized that the media had unfairly portrayed him and that he would return to Nigeria if provided with police protection.
Additionally, he revealed that Mohbad had struggled with suicidal thoughts during his lifetime, recounting an incident when he received a distress call from Mohbad’s girlfriend while he was in the United States. According to Naira Marley, he tried to console Mohbad, reminding him of his worth and advising him to ease the stress caused by family issues.
Naira Marley explained, “There was another time when I was in America, and his girlfriend called me to say he locked himself in the toilet and he wanted to kill himself or something like that. So, I called him from there and recorded the conversation, asking him: ‘Why did you want to kill yourself? You are a king. If your family is stressing you out (because this time, he was with his family and all his family was around him), just tell them to chill.
You can do what you want to do. Do not stress yourself. If you kill yourself now, what do you want people to say?’ I was so concerned, so I called him to try to give him peace of mind. If your family is stressing you out, leave.’ He wanted to commit suicide. In the video, I was just trying to find out what was wrong with him.
