The untimely death of a young man, Tagbo
Umeike, early in the week has continued to generate ripples through the
Internet and the physical world.
Umeike, early in the week has continued to generate ripples through the
Internet and the physical world.
Tagbo, who was popstar, Davido’s friend,
is alleged to have died after drinking several shots of tequila during a
night out with friends in Lagos. However, Tagbo’s friend and actress,
Caroline Hutchings, accused Davido and his team of dumping Tagbo’s body
at a general hospital in Lagos Island and fled.
is alleged to have died after drinking several shots of tequila during a
night out with friends in Lagos. However, Tagbo’s friend and actress,
Caroline Hutchings, accused Davido and his team of dumping Tagbo’s body
at a general hospital in Lagos Island and fled.
In the wake of several
conflicting reports on the incident, Sunday Scoop spoke
exclusively with Tagbo’s immediate elder sister, Equi Arakada, who is
based in the United Kingdom. She was badly shaken and it was clear to
see that the sad incident was causing her great grief. “I am a year
older than he was, and October 3 was supposed to be his 35th birthday.
They’re trying to portray him as a drunk or useless person, and that’s
not true. There’s more to social media than what we see on the screen.
He was not married and he didn’t have any kids. He was an engineer but
he was trying to diversify into the music business. Not as a musician,
but maybe as a record label owner,” she said.
conflicting reports on the incident, Sunday Scoop spoke
exclusively with Tagbo’s immediate elder sister, Equi Arakada, who is
based in the United Kingdom. She was badly shaken and it was clear to
see that the sad incident was causing her great grief. “I am a year
older than he was, and October 3 was supposed to be his 35th birthday.
They’re trying to portray him as a drunk or useless person, and that’s
not true. There’s more to social media than what we see on the screen.
He was not married and he didn’t have any kids. He was an engineer but
he was trying to diversify into the music business. Not as a musician,
but maybe as a record label owner,” she said.
Continuing, she said, “He could upload
some pictures of himself hanging out with his friends, but that does not
mean that he doesn’t have anything else he does with his life. He was a
very caring and outgoing person, and he had a great future ahead of
him. I would definitely not wish what we, his loved ones, are going
through right now on anybody. Nobody deserves to die the way he did;
abandoned at a time he needed help the most. Nobody deserves the
nonchalance that the parties involved are displaying. It’s really
unfair.
some pictures of himself hanging out with his friends, but that does not
mean that he doesn’t have anything else he does with his life. He was a
very caring and outgoing person, and he had a great future ahead of
him. I would definitely not wish what we, his loved ones, are going
through right now on anybody. Nobody deserves to die the way he did;
abandoned at a time he needed help the most. Nobody deserves the
nonchalance that the parties involved are displaying. It’s really
unfair.
Our dad is late, and my mum is taking this one day at a time.
Davido has not reached out to anyone in my family; not me, my mum, or
Tagbo’s brother. I only knew about my brother’s friendship with Davido
through social media; I had never met him. But they’ve been friends for
some time now because I often see pictures of them together. I’m not
really familiar with many of the artistes in Nigeria, but I know that on
the night of the incident, Tagbo was with Davido and Dammy Krane. Right
now, we’re trying to gather as much information as possible to aid the
investigation. All we need is justice; we don’t need any financial gain
from this sad incident.
Davido has not reached out to anyone in my family; not me, my mum, or
Tagbo’s brother. I only knew about my brother’s friendship with Davido
through social media; I had never met him. But they’ve been friends for
some time now because I often see pictures of them together. I’m not
really familiar with many of the artistes in Nigeria, but I know that on
the night of the incident, Tagbo was with Davido and Dammy Krane. Right
now, we’re trying to gather as much information as possible to aid the
investigation. All we need is justice; we don’t need any financial gain
from this sad incident.
We would dig to the root of the matter and find
out if it was the negligence of anybody that led to this, or there was
any sort of tampering involved. The autopsy would be conducted on
Monday; any contrary news is false.”
out if it was the negligence of anybody that led to this, or there was
any sort of tampering involved. The autopsy would be conducted on
Monday; any contrary news is false.”
However, Davido and his team have refused to make any comment on the matter. When Sunday Scoop
put a call through to Davido’s manager, Asa Asika, he said, “We don’t
have any comment on this matter; there is nothing to say.”
put a call through to Davido’s manager, Asa Asika, he said, “We don’t
have any comment on this matter; there is nothing to say.”
Meanwhile, the police have also confirmed that the autopsy would be carried out on Monday.