What Led To My Mum’s Death – Alariwo

Music star, Rotimi Martins popularly known as Alariwo of Africa, has revealed the cause of his mother, Josephine Martin’s death, saying she slipped and fell on a staircase.

The veteran musician made this revelation in a Punch interview on Tuesday.

Veteran Nigerian singer Alariwo loses mother

“My mother was 74 years old when she died. What really happened was that she took a stroll and when she returned home, she slipped on the stairs and fell. By the time they took her to the hospital, it was too late as she had passed on. After some medical investigation, we learnt that her blood pressure and sugar level was quite high,” he said.

The singer also added that his mum was a great influence on his music.

“When it comes to my music, my mother encouraged me in so many ways especially during the early stage of my career. In all my songs, I always speak in my native language and it was my mother that inspired that.

“She used to send proverbs to me in our native language and I use those proverbs in my song. She advised me to infuse the proverbs in my songs,” he said.



Alariwo announced his mother’s death in an Instagram post on January 21.

He said, ““MY BELOVED MUM LEFT WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE! I was home watching a movie when my younger brother called via wassap. When I opened my phone, I noticed that it was a connect call with all my siblings involved.

“Before picking, my instinct told me that something was wrong. Hello !!! Tears from the other side and boom, my brother broke the sad news All I could say was: It is well My heart instantly became heavy and I felt weak.”