An autopsy report has revealed the cause of death of a promising young Afrofuji artist, Destiny Boy.
Naija News reports that Destiny Boy died on January 17, 2026, in what has been described as controversial circumstances, triggering outrage and demand for an autopsy.
Following his death, videos shared widely on social media showed what appeared to be his body being transported to a mortuary, triggering rumours about what may have led to his death.
An attempt to clarify the circumstances surrounding his passing was later made in a separate video by an unidentified associate, who said the singer had been battling a private health challenge.
“God, I want to do this video before people start saying rubbish about Destiny Boy’s cause of death. We all came to this life to write our own history. May God rest his soul. Destiny was nursing a health issue in his body before he died. We tried for him, but he didn’t make it,” the man said.
However, two months after his death, findings by Daily Trust showed that the Police Homicide Section conducted an autopsy.
It was further gathered that the autopsy report was released about a week ago.
When contacted on Friday by the aforementioned publication, the Police spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed that the autopsy report had been released.
According to him, the report revealed harmful levels of tramadol and its metabolites, as well as methamphetamine, in the deceased’s body.
The report concluded that the cause of death was “aspiration pneumonitis resulting from the ingestion of these toxic substances.”
The terse statement reads: “The Consultant Anatomic Pathologist reported that toxicology results revealed harmful levels of tramadol and its metabolites, as well as methamphetamine, and opined that the cause of death was aspiration pneumonitis resulting from the ingestion of these toxic substances, with the date of death being 17/01/2026.”
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