Popular Nigerian gospel Singer and Evangelist, Chinedu Nwadike is dead.
The 39-year-old Chinedu died in Abuja on Sunday afternoon after battling leukemia blood cancer.
It was gathered that he recovered from kidney disease and was expected to be transferred to India for treatment of the blood cancer.
Before his death, the “Oku Gbajie Aka” crooner had pleaded for financial help from prominent Nigerians and others.
He was admitted at the Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre in Abuja where he was treated for the kidney ailment and internal bleeding.
Chinedu Nwadike had in a video message solicited for help to treat both the kidney ailment and leukemia, disclosing that E-Money gave him N250,000 upon his arrival to Abuja that has sustained him for a while.
Text of his plea read:
I am calling for help from Nigerians. All the Igbo sons and daughters, Nigerians at large. I am right here now at Zenith Medical Center, Abuja. Urgent money is needed. I am calling on E-money, Obi Cubana, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Governor Hope Uzodimma. I am calling on all that matters in Igbo land. I may not remember all your names. All of you who have good human hearts. Anyidon, I am begging you to champion this. We need funds.
Luckily today as I arrive at the Abuja airport, E-Money gave me 250,000 Naira and that is actually what sustained me. Not just the kidney problem, I am bleeding inside. I don’t want to die. I don’t want to lose my children, they are too tender. I don’t want to leave them behind. Save and help me in any way you can.
After the ailing gospel singer and evangelist cried out for help, popular Anambra native doctor Akwa Okuko reached out to him and donated the sum of N1 million to support his treatment.
While many Nigerians and fans of the artiste praised the native doctor for his kindness and generosity, some very religious persons also criticised Nwadike for accepting help from a native doctor.
Here is a video of a pastor criticizing Chinedu Nwadike for accepting a donation from Akwa Okuko. The said pastor also criticized Nwadike for bringing his problem to social media. The pastor called Chinedu Nwadike “a disgrace to the body of Christ” and “an antichrist” and rained curses on him and anybody willing to help him, to the dismay of social media users.
According to the angry pastor, Chinedu Nwadike should have privately sought help from pastors instead of begging money from “unbelievers” on social media or waited for the prayer Father Mbaka prayed on his head to take effect.
Chinedu Nwadike, popularly known for his many songs, including his “Oku Gbajie Aka Ji Ngozim” medley, was married to his wife, Sorochi Dora Nwadike, for nearly 10 years. They wedded in August 2012 and share two children together. The couple initially had three kids but their last born died in 2020.