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Popular OAP, Tosyn Bucknor, dies at 37

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6 years ago

November 21, 2018

Popular On – Air Personality , Tosyn Bucknor , has died at the age of 37 .Our correspondent gathered that Bucknor , who was a presenter with Inspiration FM , died on Monday night in her home .

Described as an all – round media professional , singer , actress , lawyer and activist, she had reportedly passed on after battling with sickle cell crisis for about three weeks .

The news of her death , which is still trending online , has thrown many Nigerians , including her colleagues , friends and associates , in deep mourning .

Also , unable to contain their grief , some celebrities and popular artistes have since flooded the social media with tributes to the deceased . In one of them , singer Simi said that Bucknor’ s death almost struck numb with shock . “ I am so sad . Tosyn is light that will never dim because she loved to help other people . ”

Another popular OAP , Toke Makinwa , in a statement posted on Instagram , which also betrayed her sadness , recalled her meeting with the deceased . She wrote , “ I met you in 1999 . We started our radio careers at the same time and I had to leave for a while . But you forged ahead and became this superstar . I would listen to you on my way to work in the bank and I got the courage to come back .

“ I celebrate you today , Tosyn . You lived , you loved and you fought hard . We love you , but God needs you home . ”

Also , other celebrities and artistes , such as Tuface Idibia, Phyno, Aphrodija , Small Doctor and Ufuoma McDermott , to mention a few , have reacted to Bucknor’ s passage .