Davido’s personal photographer, Fortunate Umunname, popularly known as Fortune, has reportedly passed away.
The 24-year-old, who began working with the talented singer in 2016, according to Tattle Room, drowned while shooting.
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Fortune was born and raised in Bariga, Lagos but hails from Owerri in Imo state.
Until his death, the celebrity photographer worked with several celebrities including Davido, Pogba, Popcaan, Lil baby, Cassanova, Mayorkun, Wizkid, Jidenna, Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy, Patoranking, Akon, DMW and more.
The new development serves as another tragic event in the life of Davido as it would be recalled that in the last one year, he had lost two close friends.
Recall that Habeeb Uthman aka Obama DMW or 44, died after on June 29, after complaining of breathing difficulty.
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The record label owner and artistes’ manager reportedly died of a heart failure at a hospital in Lekki , Lagos state.
It was reported that he drove himself to the hospital for checkup over difficulties in breathing but later died in the hospital.
Aside from always hanging out with Davido, Obama was also a music executive cum artistes manager and founded his music label Obama Music Worldwide (OMW).
Seven months before this, Davido’s personal bodyguard of 11 years, Ogbeide Tijani Olamilekan simply called TeeJay, passed away.
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The 36-year-old died in the early hours of Tuesday, December 8, after battling an undisclosed illness.
Also, back in 2017, the dead body of Tagbo Umeike, who was Davido’s friend, was dropped off at a general hospital on October 4, after he was last seen partying with the singer and his crew.
Following this, there were allegations that Davido had a hand in the death of Tagbo and that he asked his crew members to dump the deceased in the hospital.
However, an autopsy later revealed that Tagbo died from consumption of excessive alcohol.
More details to come about Fortune’s reported death.
