Singer Yinka Davies’ first child is dead

Veteran Nigerian singer, Yinka Davies has lost her son, Jeremiah at the age of 27 years old, after a prolonged illness.

According to Davies her son Jeremiah has been battling with a medical condition called Wegner Granulomatosis which is an inflammation of the blood vessel.  Jeremiah died last Friday, January 29, after a long battle with Autoimmune blood tissue disorder.

He had been in and out of the hospital in the last 10 months and sadly, lost the battle to the disease last Friday. The grieving mum shared the sad news of his demise on Instagram

”Fun-50
For those who held you in their hearts,
Those you waved at on your strolls,
For those who cried the tears they couldn’t hold back,
Cos you are no more here,

For those who washed you when you were weak,
Those who were scared to see you ill,
For those who thought you madly stubborn cos you,
Wouldn’t take another pill

I salute them all, who shared you with me,
Paying for your bills,
Calling on others to give their dimes,
I appreciate the toils and tears and
All the memories you left for
Them

Leaving only me”

Although the young man died on Friday, the family is still processing his demise. 

“For the family, it is still too much to process his death. We are all grieving in our own way because he is everybody’s child. My sisters took care of him. During his last days, he refused to be admitted because he gets bored easily. He was a very active child and keeping him in one place would have been so tiresome. Let us just thank God for his life,” Davies said.

Jeremiah who was the first of Yinka’s two children would have been 28 on February 21.

May his soul rest in peace, Amen.