Popular Nigerian comedian, Okey Bakassi has raised an alarm at the rate Nigerian celebrities consume drugs. The veteran Nigerian...
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The veteran Nigerian actor who a guest on Emma Ugolee’s ‘The Gist’ alongside African China and Sound Sultan, said;
However the entertainer who also revealed that he took he tried out illicit drugs when he was much younger, noted that entertainers often take drugs to boost their creativity.“Conservatively 70% of Nigerian Celebrities are on some sort of substance today. They have gone ballistic. You hear a lot of names- SK, Kush, Loud, etc. the names come everyday and you’re struggling to keep up with the nomenclature of it.”
A mental health expert who was also on the show;“I did some of it too. Creativity is part of it. [It enhances creativity] in the short term,” he said.
“[Drugs and] alcohol [today] is the to-go guy and yet the most commonly abused substance.” //
