BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Transgender Dies In Lagos Beach (PICTURE)
Nigerian transgender model, Fola Francis, has died.
The LGBT activist and fashion designer reportedly drowned at Iiashe beach on the 20th of December 2023.
A freelance journalist, Vincent Desmond confirmed the sad incident in a statement on Friday, December 22.
According to him, “Fola Francis was a beacon of hope and a light to us and a lot other people and we are deeply hurt by her passing,” he said.
“There ‘ll be a memorial which will be discussed at a later date, and we her family and friends ask for privacy at this time.”
In 2022, Fola became the first Nigerian trans-person to walk the Lagos Fashion Week for Cute-Saint and Fruché.
I Got Tired And Wanted To Die – Jay Boogie Speaks On Failed Cosmetic Surgery
Meanwhile, popular Nigerian transgender, Daniel Anthony Nsikan, also known as Jay Boogie, has said he wished for death after suffering complications from a botched cosmetic surgery.
He lamented that his condition was so terrible he had to undergo dialysis every day to be able to pass out urine.
Jay Boogie shared his travails during a chat with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.
According to him, he also received death threats via social media because some of his friends took pictures of him in his hospital bed and lied that he needed public assistance.
