Saidat Adeshina, the mother of the late Nigerian Afrofuji artist Afeez Adeshina (known as Destiny Boy), recently shared the circumstances surrounding her son's death. In an interview on January 19, 2026, she clarified that the 22-year-old singer had been battling a severe medical condition for two years. According to Saidat, his health issues—primarily characterized by sudden seizures—first emerged during preparations for his child’s naming ceremony in late 2024.

The family initially kept his condition private due to his superstar status, seeking both medical treatment and traditional remedies to find a cure. Saidat dismissed widespread social media rumors linking his death to money rituals, explaining that the family had taken him to an Ifa priest, Oba Edun Ifayomi, for spiritual and physical healing. She noted that the priest acted as a father figure to the singer, even assisting with hospital bills.

Destiny Boy reportedly suffered a fatal seizure on Sunday, January 18, 2026, while at the priest's residence in Ogun State. Despite efforts to revive him, including attempts to transport him to a hospital, he passed away later that day. On January 19, 2026, the Ogun State Police Command confirmed they had arrested one suspect and transferred the case to the Homicide Section for a detailed investigation into the circumstances of his death.

“This happened about two years ago. The Ifa priest was not even aware of the incident. We were the ones who later informed him that Destiny Boy was sick. He told us that nothing must happen to Destiny Boy,” she said.

“The man was sending money to us to foot the hospital bills as we were treating him. When we noticed the sickness could not be treated, we asked Ọba Edun to allow us bring the child to him.

“He then gave me a soap that I should use it to bath him which I did and we went back home. He felt fine at the time.”

Saidat explained that the illness, called ‘Oku or,’ caused Destiny Boy to become stiff like someone with epilepsy whenever it struck. Afterward, he would behave as if he had a mental disorder. The family chose to keep his struggle private.

“The sickness is called ‘Oku or’ Anytime it strikes him, he becomes stiff like someone who has epilepsy, and when he recovers, he starts behaving like someone with mental disorder,” she continued.

“We did not let the public know about this because he was a superstar. We took him to churches, herbalists, etc for him to get a cure all to no avail.

“One of the reasons why Destiny preferred to visit Ọba Edun is because he was always free with him.”

Saidat recounted that the final tragedy occurred just two weeks ago. After a trip to Ayetoro, Destiny Boy was taken to Ifayomi’s house for treatment.

“Two weeks ago, when he went to Ayetoro and was returning, they took him to Ifayomi’s house for treatment,” she said.

“His father went there and called me to come but there was no one to stay in my shop so I told them to excuse me but I was calling him on the phone and they said he was doing fine. Five days ago, I called him but he did not pick.

“Three days ago, I told his sister to send a message of greetings to him. Two days ago, I was in the house when they called me that I should start coming to Ifayomi’s house because the seizure had started again.

“They said nothing was wrong with him before the seizure started. Ifayomi was not home, it was when he got back that he started giving him some treatment to no avail so they decided to rush him to the hospital.

“By the time I got to the hospital, they told me he had passed away. My son did not do any money ritual.”

Destiny Boy began his career at T2 Boys Studios in Agege, working as a backup dancer for Fuji musician Pasuma. He rose to prominence in 2019 with a viral Fuji cover of Davido’s ‘If’ and released popular covers of songs by Tekno, 2Baba, and others. His original tracks, including ‘Lamba,’ ‘Gbese,’ and ‘Lowkey,’ cemented his place in the Fuji-infused music scene.

He is survived by his partner, Iremide, and their first child, born in November 2024.