Busola Oke, better known by her stage name Eleyele, is a Nigerian gospel singer who has responded to reports that she contemplated suicide.
In an interview with the Talk To B Podcast, she reportedly clarified that her recent social media live video was motivated by emotional stress and frustration rather than self-destruction.
She talked about how she turned to friends and followers for solace after feeling alone and exhausted.
Connecting with those who cared about her was the goal of Oke’s live session, she revealed. She stated that her goal was not to publicly reveal her personal struggles, but rather to feel supported.
The singer also disclosed that she has struggled continuously since 2020, but she has chosen to keep her problems to herself in order to avoid public sympathy or pity. She claimed that she purposefully kept quiet because she respects organic relationships and did not want her life to be used as a charity case.
“No,” she said, “I never said I was going to kill myself. In my opinion, it was a misperception or misunderstanding. I was on life, actually I was really frustrated, more frustrated. I just felt like, I was feeling like, I was feeling really strange. And I was feeling very lonely, as if I had nobody. There was nobody around me. I was just feeling exhausted. So, I just went to life.
“And I said, I was saying, is there anybody out there that cares about me? I just want to see people that loves me. And I started talking to my friends. They started reaching out. I said, please share this video and tag. Just show me you love me. I’m here. These people started talking to me. I’m so glad they’re here for you and all that. They started sharing the video. And all of a sudden, I don’t know what, somebody said. I never planned to expose myself. I’ve always been someone that doesn’t like to talk.
“Someone that doesn’t like to expose herself. I’ve been going through days. I’ve been going through so much since 2020. And I’ve kept quiet for so long. Because I don’t want, I don’t like people treating me as a pity party. I want people to be natural around me. I don’t like people treating me as a subject of a charity or something. That’s why I don’t want to go out. I don’t want to tell people my story. So, that was why I kept quiet for this long.”
