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Celebrities mourn death of music producer OJB Jezreel
By Ahmed Boulor
The sudden death of 49-year-old singer, composer and music producer Babatunde Okungbowa better known as OJB Jezreel has sent social media into a solemn buzz with colleagues of the late musician cum producer taking to their various accounts to express their regret over his passing away.
Celebrities such as Daniel Ademinokan, Emmanuel Ugolee, Freeze of Cool FM, Lami Philips, Ohimai Godwin Amaize and Peter Okoye all took to Twitter to express their sadness over the death of the producer.
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OJB passed on this morning (June 14th) following a prolonged battle with kidney disease at the Isolo General Hospital in Lagos.
After he was admitted following a reported relapse which he suffered about a week ago, OJB was kept on daily dialysis before his urgent need for oxygen yesterday following which he gave up the ghost early this morning.
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