{"id":118104,"date":"2025-04-29T22:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=118104"},"modified":"2025-04-29T22:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:36:59","slug":"music-legend-king-sunny-ade-dismisses-kidnap-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/music-legend-king-sunny-ade-dismisses-kidnap-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"Music legend, King Sunny Ade Dismisses Kidnap Rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo, Abuja<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Legendary Nigerian Juju musician, King Sunny Ade (KSA), has refuted speculations regarding his disappearance and alleged abduction.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ace musician whose real name is Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, clarified on Tuesday that he is safe and in good health, putting paid\u00a0 to rumours that he had been abducted.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This reassurance came during a live video broadcast shared by one of his wives, Mrs. Bose Olubo-Adegeye.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the video, KSA appeared calm and unruffled, directly addressing his fans and the general public to disregard axe fears concerning his safety.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The controversy began on Monday when his daughter, Damilola Adeniyi-Adegeye, raised an alarm on social media over her father&#8217;s alleged inaccessibility.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a series of emotional posts, Damilola claimed she had not been able to reach the veteran singer for days and accused her stepbrother, Dayo, who also acts as the musician\u2019s manager, of holding her father against his will.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to her, Dayo was not only restricting family members from seeing King Sunny Ade but was also allegedly mismanaging his personal and professional affairs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0She further claimed that he had been \u201cstealing\u201d from the music icon and manipulating his access to the outside world.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The posts quickly went viral, sparking public concern and prompting a flood of reactions across various social media platforms. Fans, fellow musicians, and concerned Nigerians began demanding clarity and calling for an investigation into the situation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response to the public outcry, Mrs. Olubo-Adegeye shared the now-viral video of the music legend, in which he smiled and waved to the camera while reassuring viewers of his well-being. \u201cI am not missing, and I was not kidnapped,\u201d he stated simply, hoping to calm nerves and restore confidence among his fans and colleagues.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of the time of this report, there has been no official response from Dayo regarding the allegations leveled against him by his stepsister.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">KSA with decades of global recognition, has long maintained a private life despite his fame and fortune. This incident has now brought attention not only to his personal affairs , but also to the challenges that can arise in managing the towering legacy of a living legend. It is heart pleasing to hear that it was all a rumour after all.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo, Abuja Legendary Nigerian Juju musician, King Sunny Ade (KSA), has refuted speculations regarding his disappearance and alleged abduction. 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