Davido loses another close aide, fifth in four years
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Davido’s official photographer Fortunate Umunname Peter aka Fortune is dead.
He died three months after the hit maker’s close friend and associate, Habeeb Ademola Uthman aka as Obama DMW passed on.
Davido had also lost his bodyguard of six years, Ogbeide Tijani Olamilekan (Teejay) in 2020.
In 2017, Davido lost two friends and team members, Tagbo and DJ Olu.
Fortune was born and bred in Bariga, Lagos but hailed from Owerri.
He has been working with Davido since 2019.
He was born on July 10, 1997 and started off as a graphics designer before he moved to photography after his aunt, Dr. Harriet, got him his first camera which forced him to move back to Lagos from Owerri.
The exceptional photographer has made portfolios for Davido, Pogba, Popcaan, Lilbaby, Cassanova, Mayorkun, Wizkid, Jidenna, Tiwa Savage, Burna boy, Patoranking, Akon, DMW and many others.
His last Instagram post was on July 10 where he made a birthday post with a caption “Rolling stone +1”
Many of his followers commented on his last post expressing sadness and grief over his demise.
While no official statement has been made, several members of the 30 BG gang have refused to comment on the death of Fortune as at the time of filing this report.
How five Davido’s aides died in four years
It’s apparently not a good time for popular musician Davido especially with the web of deaths around him in the past few years.
The singer has been in the eye of the storm due to the trail of deaths involving his crew members and close associates.
Many fans are worried over the psychological and mental state of the Jowo coroner.
Some others called on the public to pray for the singer as he could be going through a lot especially with the series of ugly trend around him.
The singer has lost a handful of friends in the space of four yearsband at different times mourned the demise of his associates on social media platforms.
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Davido has also been watchful. On June 6, 2021, a video showing a pastor prophesying that Davido would be poisoned by a friend went viral on the Internet.
The cleric had said: “I am telling you about one singer called Davido. They will poison him. I don’t know him. I’ve never seen him in my life.
“But they will put something inside his drink. He’ll be rushed to the hospital (and) he’ll be admitted. He’ll be unconscious.
“I’ve been dealing with it in prayers but the Lord says it will happen. And the person that will poison him is sleeping in his house.
“Somebody give the Lord a clap offering. Did he die? I didn’t see him die, but he will lose something in his body that will handicap him.”
In an apparent reaction to the prophecy, Davido tweeted, “God will expose and deal with any wickedness around me near and far. Amen. I’m blessed.”
Here is a list of crew members who have died in four years:
1. Fortunate Ateumunname Peter, popularly known as Fortune, was the Davido Music World (DMW) chief official photographer. He died in September 2021.
The photographer is the fifth member of Davido’s crew to pass away in four years in a controversial circumstance.
2. Uthman, also known as Obama DMW, died in June 2021. He was said to have complained of breathing difficulty.
3. Tagbo Umeike, died in his car parked in front of Lagos Island General Hospital.
He died on his birthday in 2017 after it was reported that he downed shots of tequila.
4. Olu Abiodun, also known as DJ Olu also died.
5. Tijani Olamilekan, aka Teejay, who has been the singer’s personal bodyguard for 11 years, also died after a brief illness in December 2020. [Nation]
