Brother of singer Nanyah narrates her final hours after a snake bite
Fast-rising Nigerian singer and vocalist Ifunanya Nwangene, popularly known as Nanyah music, has died after being bitten by a snake at her Abuja home on Saturday morning.
Her brother, Kingsley Nwangene, explained that she struggled to get medical help after the incident, moving between hospitals in search of treatment before passing away.
According to Kingsley, Nanyah called him around 8:30 am to inform him of the bite while she was on her way to a hospital.
She had tied her hand to slow the spread of venom and went alone to Divine Health Hospital in Lugbe, Abuja.
However, the hospital told her they did not have anti-venom, forcing her to book another ride to the Federal Medical Centre in Abuja.
Throughout this time, Kingsley said he remained on the phone with her, trying to reach contacts in the city for support.
At the second hospital, she was taken into the emergency department, where staff began asking her questions instead of immediately administering anti-venom.
Kingsley recalled that doctors removed the cloth she had tied around her hand and placed her on a drip, assuring her to remain calm. Shortly after, she began to feel dizzy, and her speech became unclear.
By then, Kingsley said his uncle had arrived at the hospital to be with Nanyah, but despite hopes that she was receiving proper care, she did not survive.
Nanyah’s sudden death has left her brother devastated, expressing anger at the lack of timely medical intervention and describing the situation as a failure of the system.
Her passing marks a painful end to a promising career, cutting short the journey of a young artist who was only beginning to make her mark in the music industry.
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