By Ademola ‘Demmy’ Adegoke

Sometime between 2005 and 2009, my office was inside Elephant house in Apongbon, a downtown Lagos Island locality dominated by high rise office buildings accommodating corporate entities amidst squalor and poverty. My usual lunch rendezvous was at Mulika’s Amala joint where a lunch there bettered any cozy and fanciful restaurant within that vicinity. It was there I met Seun Mogaji, a young vibrant chap full of ambition and life. He was in his undergraduate days at University of Lagos. Ever smiling dude and his mien was so infectious even to working adults like us then. He was residing in Apongbon with his parents and he was so fond of his mother in particular. We loved Seun and I used to call him Gaji even up till now.

Our ways parted physically but I nevertheless monitored his progress in life. He chose to become a Disc Jockey (DJ) and he trained under the best ever, DJ Jimmy Jatt where he cut his tooth.He was relentless and unstoppable and at a time he was the official DJ for Basketmouth. He went all over the world with him and JimmyJatt. He became known as DJ Gaji Oluwaseun XGee.

He was full of life into the new year and he performed even on the 1st of January, 2019.

It was with rude shock to learn of his death about 12 hours ago. I learnt he committed suicide by drinking Sniper, some claimed due to marital issues. To cap it all he dropped a suicide note on Instagram 4 hours before he killed himself. My God, over 500likes the post attracted. Most thought it was just a life reflection from him while most did not even read the post at all before clicking like. According to sources he was full of life before his suicide and he exchanged banters even responded to comments on his posts.

My God , I just cant fathom this. Gaji, ki lo le sele that you will leave your family, wife and kids and mother just like that? O su mi o.

Late last year I posted a similar situation of suicide known to me on my wall and now this.

How I wish this is not real, that it is not true, that you are still alive. You had the world in your hands in the future aburo.

Why Gaji, why? If you can answer me please do.

Seun omo Mogaji, DJ Xgee, o dabo o.

Am still in shock.

This post is for all of us to open our eyes very wide. Someone seemingly full of life might actually be depressed and or suffering from depression and unhappiness. May the Lord give us the discerning mind. .