“I Met Her In Rwanda. I Didn’t Know She Was A Celebrity. I Swear To God,”-Juma Jux

Tanzanian singer Juma Jux explained how he met Nigerian influencer Priscilla Ojo during a trip to Rwanda without knowing her celebrity background.

The singer said their connection grew naturally, later gaining attention after a Zanzibar photo revealed Priscilla’s influencer status and famous family.

The interview sparked mixed reactions online as Nigerians debated Priscilla Ojo’s celebrity status and the influence of her mother, Iyabo Ojo.

Juma Jux, the Tanzanian Bongo Flava singer, opened up about meeting his wife, Priscilla Ojo, popularly known as Priscy, in Rwanda without knowing her celebrity status.

He revealed this while speaking on the Yanga show about their love story, fame discovery, and the impact his relationship with Priscilla had on his career..

Jux and Priscilla, daughter of Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo, married in April 2025 during a star-studded ceremony that attracted attention across Africa.

The singer said his encounter with Priscy happened naturally during a trip with mutual friends.

Juma Jux explained that he had no prior knowledge of Priscilla Ojo’s background or online presence at the time. “I met her in Rwanda. I didn’t know she was a celebrity. I swear to God,” the singer stated. According to Jux, he only noticed a beautiful woman who was spending time with Nigerian entrepreneur Chioma Ikokwu. He described his first impression as simple and personal, unaffected by fame or public image. “I saw a beautiful girl,” he said while recounting how the attraction started immediately.

The singer added that their first conversation convinced him she was special. “When we had a conversation, everything is a wow, she’s the one,” Jux said during the interview. How fame entered the relationship later Juma Jux explained that Priscilla Ojo’s social media popularity became clear much later in their relationship. He revealed that her follower count at the time did not raise suspicions of celebrity status. “I saw her followers, I think now she has like 4 something. Yeah, she was having 2 or 1 million,” he said.

Singer Juma Jux explains the impact of his relationship with Priscilla Ojo on his career

He added that he believed her following came mainly from her appearance rather than fame. “Beautiful girls on social media can have a lot of followers, so I felt she got her followers because of her looks,” Jux stated. According to Juma, public attention increased after the couple took photos together in Zanzibar during Priscilla’s visit to Tanzania. The photos reportedly sparked widespread blog coverage, revealing her identity as a top influencer and the daughter of a popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo.

Impact of the Relationship on Juma’s Career When asked about the impact of his relationship with Priscy and Iyabo Ojo on his career, Juma Jux said the relationship brought moderate growth in visibility. He rated the effect as “six, seven” out of ten, emphasising he already had recognition in East Africa. “I was already like in East Africa, people even in Nigeria, some people knew me before,” he said.

Source: Legit

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