“We thought he had malaria, the cancer diagnosis was late” – 2baba speaks on Sound Sultan’s death

Legendary singer and record producer, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Ba‌ba has opened up on the death of his close friend and colleague, Sound Sultan.

According to Idibia, they thought the singer had malaria before his death.

In a recent podcast hosted by Adesope Olajide, aka Shopsydoo, 2baba said the cancer diagnosis for Sound Sultan was late and that they thought he was suffering from malaria. And that was how they lost him.

The singer blamed the Nigerian health system for medical negligence which led to the death of his friend Sound Sultan.

Lost for words, the 47-year-old said, “He was one of the ‘goodest’, if I can use that word. He was one of the ‘goodest’ people you can ever come across, like angel.

“For a long time, I did not want to accept that fact, it was like a joke. The diagnosis was late. We thought it was malaria, he did tests in Nigeria. But I don’t want to get into all that.”

Sound Sultan died on July 11, 2021, aged 44. He suffered from Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, also known as cancer of the throat.

2Baba and Sound Sultan were friends for over 20 years before the latter passed away.

Watch the video below:

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“How was the relationship with Sound Sultan and how has that loss been for you?”

2face ‘2Baba’ Idibia: pic.twitter.com/JnaBgkHNYm

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