Nearly All Nigerian Celebrities Are On Drugs – Okey Bakassi

Comic actor, standup comedian, Okey Bakassi has disclosed that the rate of drug abuse and consumption celebrities in Nigeria is alarming

Bakassi spoke when he appeared as a guest on Emma Ugolee’s ‘The Gist’ alongside African China and Sound Sultan.

“Conservatively 70% of Nigerian Celebrities are on some sort of substance today. They have gone ballistic. You hear a lot of names- SK, Kush, Loud, etc. the names come everyday and you’re struggling to keep up with the nomenclature of it.”

Bakassi, however, admitted that he also indulged in the act when he was younger, and noted that entertainers often take drugs to boost their creativity.

“I did some of it too; It enhances creativity in the short term,” he added.