OJB Back in Hospital after Kidney Reportedly Collapses Again

Producer of one of Nigeria's best songs for all time, 'African Queen', Babatunde Okungbowa also known as OJB Jezreel, is reportedly back on a sick bed at the General Hospital, Lagos, following a relapse of his kidney ailment.

According to a report by Yes! International Magazine, the music producer extraordinaire, who had a successful kidney transplant in India last year, had a relapse two weeks ago.

A source at the hospital, who spoke to the magazine on the condition of anonymity said: "The medical experts who attended to OJB at the Lagos Hospital were shocked at the sudden relapse despite last year's successful kidney transplant. They chided him for not going back to India for post-surgery check-ups as specified by the team of Indian doctors in the medical report given to him".

When the magazine contacted OJB's third wife, Korede, she said: "I don't want to say anything about it unless he talks about it himself. Have you called him? Because I have not seen the story and he has even warned me about it. So please I don't want to have anything to do with it unless he talks about it himself. He warned me and I have to respect and obey my husband".

It would be recalled that following an appeal for public donation to save his life, OJB was flown to India for a transplant, which his first wife, Mabel donated one of her kidneys. He was believed to be doing well and had even gone back to his active life of recording his own songs and producing for others until this recent development.