Now popular but controversial rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, aka Oladips, has publicly apologised to fans and Nigerians in general over the recent death hoax pulled by his management.

At an interview on Naija FM, Lagos on Thursday, he maintained that his action was “never a prank,” and stressed that he was “very sick”, but notwithstanding, apologised for “the confusion.”

Oladips said: “To Nigerians and my core followers, I will never play with peoples’ emotions like that. It was never a prank. I was sick sick. I am really sorry for the confusion, the false alarm and everything. I take full responsibility.

“Henceforth, I will make sure that I’m surrounded by professionals. Because I feel like that is where the problem started from. I have experienced a lot of things, including my manager siphoning my money, wishing me death. So, it got to a point where I didn’t even have manager again. It was just me and my boys. Right now, I’m just trying to select the right people and make sure that they are professionals that know the right thing to do. No be person wey because he no hear from my mum, he feel like, ‘Ah! This guy don go [die].

“If he [my manager] was a professional person he would not do such. That is why I said I take full responsibility. So, I’m really sorry. Make una forgive me abeg.”