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Nigerian Musician D'Banj's One-Year-Old Son Dies in Drowning Accident

Nigerian Musician D'Banj Loses One-Year-Old Son In Drowning Accident
D’Banj and son
By Paula Rogo · Updated October 23, 2020
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Nigerian musician D’Banj is mourning the death of his one-year-old son, who drowned Sunday in a pool at his home in Lagos.

The “Kokomaster” superstar had been out of Nigeria, attending the BET Awards in Los Angeles, when it happened. Exact details of what happened have yet to be released. 

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D’Banj post posted a black image Monday on his Instagram account with the caption: “Trying Times. But my God is Always and Forever Faithful.” He also changed his profile photo to a black image.

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D’banj welcomed son Daniel Oyebanjo III in May 2017. The singer regularly posted photos of his son—Daniel even had his own Instagram account. On Father’s Day earlier this month, D’Banj posted a photo of himself changing Daniel’s diaper.

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Our thoughts are with D’Banj and his family.