I almost committed suicide – Iyanya recounts bankruptcy

Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, popularly known as Iyanya, a Nigerian singer, has revealed how he nearly committed suicide after going bankrupt in 2020.informationguidenigeria

He stated that he had lost his home and was sleeping in a hotel, but that he would be unable to pay the hotel costs at some point.

This is when his old management, Temple Management corporate, took him to court for allegedly “stealing” the company’s car.JAMB ResultNYSC Portal 

Iyanya told this story as a guest on the current episode of the Tea With Tay podcast, hosted by actor Temisan Emmanuel Ahwieh, nicknamed 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.

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“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 stalked. 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.JAMB Portal

“The owner of the hotel is such a great human being. I have never seen a such an amazing human being like that. He allowed me stay there. His name is Alaba. He allowed me 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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