As Nigerian radio listeners come to terms with the sudden death of Tosyn Bucknor, one of the most beloved media personalities on air; reports reaching us have it that the University of Lagos law graduate succumbed to a major sickle cell crisis that struck her in the last three weeks.

Born Oluwatosin Abisona Bucknor on August 15 1981, Tosyn was born with the sickle cell disease and she battled with the condition all her life. She often spoke publicly and candidly about the struggles of living with sickle cell anaemia. She was not only a radio presenter, but she was also an all-around media professional, singer, songwriter, lawyer, actress and activist.

A colleague of hers (who requested not to be named as Inspiration FM where she worked had issued a statement declining to comment) told us exclusively that the last three weeks were the most challenging of her life which ultimately took her.

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