Rolling Dollar Buried

King Sunny Ade, Pastor Ebenezer Obey, President Association of Juju Musicians (AJUM), Queen Ayo Balogun and Sir Shina Peters were some of the earliest callers at the residence of the late musician on Wednesday.

According to family members, Sir Shina Peters was the first caller while KSA, Pastor Obey and Ayo Balogun came later.

King Sunny Ade eulogised him saying, “we will miss him because he is a legend of this game”.

Meanwhile, the promoter who took Rolling Dollar to a musical tour of the United States of America (USA), Sampson Raji, has disclosed that the late musician actually died of cancer of the lungs.

According to the Maryland, USA-based music promoter, the veteran musician fell sick during the tour and he was taken to a hospital and it was at the hospital that he was diagnosed to have lung cancer.

Raji said Rolling Dollar went through series of tests for four days while he was admitted in the hospital for 12 days.

“After 12 days, he was discharged because his health had improved considerably due to the treatment and the drugs administered on him,” the promoter narrated.

He stated further that the late musician insisted on coming back home, saying he would prefer traditional treatment for his health.

“I had to change the ticket when he insisted on coming back home but I want to tell you that as at the time he was coming back home, his health had improved. He was even distributing his CDs to fans at the airport,” Raji said.