Nigerian Singer, Yinka Davies Speaks On The Pains Of Losing Her Son

Last year, veteran Afrojazz Musician, Yinka Davies, went through a very sad experience most parents dread -losing a child.

On the 29th of January, 2021 her first child, Jeremiah Oluwafunsho Oluwadayo Bankole succumbed to the cold hands of death, at the age of 27.

Speaking in an interview with PUNCH on his memorial a few days ago, the entertainer stated that though losing her beautiful son was a tough experience for her, she was glad he lived a fulfilled life. In her words:

“We are having his memorial today (January 29). It is a year today since we lost him. It has been a blessing and we thank God for grace to have fathered and mothered such a beautiful boy. It was tough but I thank God he lived (a fulfilled life).”

Speaking about her son’s death last year in a chat with Punch, Davies disclosed that Jeremiah was her first child and prior to her son’s death, he had been in and out of the hospital for ten months after battling with an autoimmune blood tissue disorder called Wegner Granulomatosis which is an inflammation of the blood vessel.

She said since the ailment was detected in June 2020, Jeremiah had undergone several series of Scans ( CT, MRI, etc) and at different times was admitted in a popular Lagos hospital.

Davies said at the time,

“I lost my firstborn, my son. I have two boys but I lost my firstborn. He was 27 when he died, he would have been 28 years old on the 21st of February.

“With an emotion-laden voice, she revealed the cause of her son’s death, saying he was in and out of the hospital for ten days. Autoimmune blood tissue disorder; I think that is the layman term for the cause of his death.
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“He had been battling the illness for about 10 months. He was in and out of the hospital for about 10 months. He died on Friday.”

She continued

“For the family, it is still too much to process his death. We are all grieving in our own way because he is everybody’s child. My sisters took care of him.

During his last days, he refused to be admitted because he gets bored easily. He was a very active child and keeping him in one place would have been so tiresome. Let us just thank God for his life.”

Having spent over three decades in the entertainment industry, Davies noted that she had learnt to stay truthful, remain grateful and always be prayerful.