Thursday, June 25, 2026 - Nigerian singer and rapper, Oludemilade Martin Alejo, popularly known as YCee, has opened up about his struggle with mental health, revealing that he was diagnosed with a mental health condition in 2020.
Speaking in a recent episode of the Afropolitan podcast,
YCee disclosed that the situation also contributed to his break from the music
industry.
The ‘Omo Alhaji’ crooner said he was hospitalised in London
for three months after the diagnosis before later returning to Nigeria to
continue treatment and therapy.
“In 2020, I got diagnosed with a mental health condition
during the lockdown. I was in London for six months and was in-and-out of
hospital for about three months.
“I had to return to Nigeria to continue treatment because of
the type of Visa I was on. Coming back to Lagos and getting into the system of
mental health in Nigeria, it was a very very long six years. I was on
medication and had to be hospitalised several times and still dealing with
therapies.
“It was up and down. Sometimes it is looking good and
sometimes, it just gets really dark,” he recalled.
The rapper added that he is now stable after treatment and
therapy.
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