The mother of singer Destiny Boy has said her son suffered from a sickness that eventually claimed his life last Sunday.

MyNigeria reported that a bus used to convey Destiny Boy to the hospital before he died showed traces of a greenish substance he vomited.

In an interview, his mother said the singer had been nursing a sickness even before he became a celebrity.

She said the sickness often made him have seizures and forced him to pace around kike a mad person.!

She said, "He would have clocked 23 years this year. Firstly, I want everyone to know that he has gone to rest. I am the mum and I am ready to tell the world what you don't know about him.

"About two years ago when Destiny had his son and wanted to do the naming, Ifayomi who was his babalawo said he should come and take a cow. Ifayomi love him so much. As Destiny and his dad were on their way to Ifayomi's house, he fell down and he was rushed to the hospital. Ifayomi was sending money for his hospital treatment but there was no solution so he said we should bring him to his house. He then gave me a soap that I should use it to bath him which I did and we went back home."

The singer's mum had strong words for those spreading rumours that Destiny Boy died as a result of money rituals.

"God will curse everyone using my son's name to trend. The sickness did not leave his body. It is like a seizure and we call it 'Oku oru. Anytime the thing strikes him, he will fall on the floor and when he recovers, he will start running around like a mad person. We didn't let the public know about this because he is a celebrity. We took him to churches, herbalists, etc for him to get a cure all to no avail….

"Two weeks ago, Destiny was coming back from Ayetoro and they took him to Ifayomi's house for treatment. The dad went there and called me to come but there was no one to stay in my shop so l 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 didn't 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, infact 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 didn't do any money ritual," she said.

ASA