Iyanya Recounts Almost Committing Suicide After Going Bankrupt (Video)

According to the Project Fame West Africa winner, he was involved in a court case with his former management, Temple Management Company, for allegedly “stealing” a car belonging to the company.

NIGERIAN singer and songwriter, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, who is well known by his stage name, Iyanya, has opened up on wanting to commit suicide after going bankrupt.

According to the Project Fame West Africa winner, he was involved in a court case with his former management, Temple Management Company, for allegedly “stealing” a car belonging to the company.

In the process, he lost his house and had to stay in a hotel for over a year as he was hit by the COVID-19 restrictions, which prevented him from doing shows and tours to raise money, which led to him contemplating suicide.

While speaking in the latest episode of the Tea With Tay podcast hosted by actor, Taymesan, he said: “I was in court for a long time, I didn’t do shows. I couldn’t do anything. You know, when you stopped doing show, you now have to fall back on your savings. But when you are popping, that inflow [of money] is different, the way you spend is different from the way you spend whatever you saved. So, I felt it.

“I got to a point where I was like, mehn, I need to start touring. That was a crazy period for me. Guess what, two days after my last court case, COVID-19 started. I was stuck. I was in a hotel. My house was gone. I was in the hotel for a very long time. It got to one point I couldn’t pay for the hotel bills anymore.

“The owner of the hotel is such a great human being. I have never seen such an amazing human being like that. He allowed me to stay there. His name is Alaba. He allowed me to stay there for over a year. COVID literally caught up with me there. So, imagine not doing shows. Not touring for over a year, no inflow, and you are in court for the whole year. And then finally, it’s looking like the court case is finishing, the lockdown.

“I was in that hotel throughout the lockdown. I almost committed suicide. The manager stopped me one time. All of that stuff. Madness, man.”

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Source: Tea With Tay podcast

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