The Nigerian music industry is mourning the death of juju icon, Ahuja Bello.

The singer, who was renowned for his musical prowess and dominance in the 1970s, was revealed to have passed on by his son on Sunday.

Adetunji Bello, the son of the juju icon, shared that his father gave up the ghost in the early hours of Sunday, a day after his 83rd birthday.

Ahuja Bello was one of Nigeria's top juju singers who dominated the juju scene in the 1970s and 1980s.