The father of late Afrobeat singer, Afeez Adeshina, popularly known as ‘Destiny Boy’, has appealed to the public for help following the disappearance of his son’s SUV days after the artiste’s death.
In a video that began trending on Tuesday, the grieving father expressed concern over the whereabouts of the vehicle, alleging that it was returned to a car dealership shortly after Destiny Boy’s passing and has not been seen since.
He explained that the SUV was purchased from Lycon Autos, adding that he accompanied his son to complete the transaction. According to him, the dealership provided a driver to convey the vehicle to their residence on the day of purchase.
The father said Destiny Boy later retained the same driver for personal use. However, trouble arose when the driver allegedly claimed the singer owed him money and subsequently returned the SUV to the dealer without informing the family.
“Nigerians, please help me. My son had a car, and the car is with Lycon Autos. Although the car is not new, it is an SUV. We went together to buy it, and Lycon Autos assigned a driver to bring it home that day,” he said.
“Later, Destiny started using the driver personally. The driver said my son was owing him, so he took the car back to where we bought it from. I don’t even have the driver’s number. If the car were here, I would have gone to pick it up,” he added.
Destiny Boy died on Sunday at the age of 22 under controversial circumstances. His mother disclosed in an interview on Monday that the singer had been ill prior to his death, describing the condition as a long-term mysterious illness that caused recurrent seizures.
She dismissed rumours linking her son’s death to ritual activities, condemning those spreading misinformation and stressing that the family made efforts to ensure he received adequate medical and traditional cares.
Police have since confirmed that one suspect has been arrested in connection with the circumstances surrounding Destiny Boy’s death.
