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Eedris Abdulkareem – “My Wife Agreed To Donate Her Kidney To Me”

It is no news that the Jaga Jaga crooner has been diagnosed with kidney failure and in July of 2022, he went public to announce plans are ongoing for a transplant. The news went public at the Freedom Vibes 6.0 – Eedris Abdulkareem Colloquium organised in his honour at Freedom Park, Lagos by Unchained Vibes Africa and Lakreem Entertainment.

Eedris said:

 I am shouting to my wife. I’m talking about the first time we went to see our doctor; the doctor said they don’t encourage kidney harvesting, selling of kidneys and all that, that the donor has to be a family member, a friend, you know; whether your daughter or your brother or your son, you know.

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