Veteran Nigerian singer Salawa Abeni has dismissed circulating rumours of her death, calling them “shameful.”
In a video posted on her Instagram page, the music legend assured fans that she is alive and well, thanking them for their concern while urging the public to ignore the false reports.
Singing joyfully in the clip, Abeni declared that anyone wishing her dead would “die before her.”
Accompanying the video, the 64-year-old wrote:
“I’m alive, hale, and hearty. Please disregard the rumours. Some blogs will do the unthinkable just to trend. It is rather shameful. The Queen is fine and doing very well.”
Her clarification comes as several Nigerian celebrities, including Ebenezer Obey and Chiwetalu Agu, have recently had to refute similar fake death claims