Popular content creator announce his own death in final Instagram post

The Nigerian creative community is mourning content creator and brand influencer Anda Damisa, popularly known as Lazywrita.

News of his death surfaced on Monday after a scheduled post appeared on his official Instagram page announcing that he had passed away.

The post, which contained photos and a long farewell message, was reportedly written and scheduled by Lazywrita before his death.

In the message, he wrote, “Don’t cry for me please o. I lived a full and adventurous life, people who know me can testify, I just don’t have the energy to continue anymore.”

He added, “Now, I am Happy, Unburdened and FREEEEEE!!! The only things I regret is not watching the new episodes of Stranger Things and not getting married to the LOML when I had a chance to till she moved on. She’s reading this. Please don’t cry and don’t shoulder any blame regardless of everything we went through.”

Lazywrita also mentioned close friends and family members, writing, “I love you Nene, Mary, Israel, Wadi, Roy, I would choose you all to be my family over and over and over and over again. You made this journey of life better.”

Explaining why he chose Instagram to share the message, he stated, “I deleted all my socials across all platforms. I have just this one left and I felt it was imperative my friends and loved ones see this message so no false narrative is written and so they know I’m good and in a better place. I love you all. Kiss kiss. Rest well Anda.”

After the post went live, friends, colleagues and followers took to social media to express shock and grief, describing him as creative, thoughtful and private about his struggles.

Lazywrita was known for his lifestyle content, brand partnerships and poetry, and had built a strong presence as a unique voice in Nigeria’s digital creative space…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>