Nigerian Entertainment industry loses one comic Gem, CD John

Late CD John

The Gulf 3 that CD John was driving in... Photo source:www.thenetng.com

By Prince Osuagwu

A fast rising Nigerian Comedian Chijioke John, popularly known as CD John was earlier today reported dead. The comedian cut into peoples heart with his unique style of mimicking Christian choruses and popular songs by presenting his personal account of how different Nigerian tribes would deliver the lyrics.
He was said to have died this morning at the St. Nicholas Hospital Lagos after sustaining degrees of head injuries from a ghastly motor accident on a Lagos motor road.
Close sources said the Comedian was returning from an event where he played the role of a Master of Ceremony, MC, when the sad incident occurred.
Accounts of the accident said the rising star whose birthday bash would have held this Sunday, 27 March 2011 was actually returning from singer Harrysong‘s album listening party in a convoy of three cars involving the Gulder Ultimate Search Season 7 winner, Kunle Oluwaremi.
Reports quoted Oluwaremi, as saying that CD John’s death was caused by a stationery black Toyota Corolla car suspected to be one of Lagos Governor, Babatunde Fashola‘s campaign vehicles.
The occupants of the car, were said to be busy at the time, pasting posters of the Lagos State Governor before the incident happened.
According to the GUS 7 winner, he was riding on his Explorer Jeep with one of his friends, who was actually on the wheel and CD John was trailing behind them with his Volkswagen Gulf 3 car. However, on getting to a certain point, they discovered very late that there was a Toyota car parked on the road. The driver of the jeep immediately swerved but unfortunately hit the rear side of the Toyota. Meanwhile, CD was coming behind in a top speed and uncontrollably ran into the Explorer Jeep seconds later, sustaining injuries and turning the car into a wreck
He, CD, was said to be driving in the company of his girlfriend named Ebere who was sitting next to him, and two other occupants, a young man and a lady, at the back seat of the car.
Incidentally, only CD died few hours after being rushed to the hospital while othr occupants of the car are still in the hospital, recuperating from injuries.
Reports said his girl friend, ‘Ebere had a deep cut on her forehead, which has been stitched and bruises on her body, while the other young lady identified as Joy had a fracture on her arm. But the young man was said to have sustained no injuries.
The comedian’s remains had already been moved to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) morgue in a convoy of his fellow fellow comedians, including Ali Baba, Gbenga Adeyinka the 1st, MC Abbey, Princess, Omo-Baba among others.