DJ Jimmy Jatt opens up on battle with chronic kidney disease, losing his eyesight in 2020  

Veteran Nigerian disc jockey Oluwaforijimi Adewale Amu, aka Jimmy Jatt, has opened up about battling chronic kidney disease and losing his eyesight in 2020.

The entertainer who made the revelation on the latest episode of Rubbin’ Minds with media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu said that he may have brought the conditions upon himself because he decided to spend more time outside Nigeria in 2019.

He informed that he started experiencing health issues in the year 2020, and due to travel restrictions, he remained in Nigeria at the time, but he lost his eyesight and had to undergo surgery.

DJ Jimmy Jatt disclosed that after recovering from his eyesight problem, he decided to travel to the United States of America, where he was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.

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“Maybe I caused it myself because, in 2019, I decided to spend more time outside Nigeria. I had lived all my life in Lagos and wanted to explore other parts of the world—Europe, America, everywhere,” he said.

“But in 2020, I started experiencing health issues. Due to the travel restrictions at the time, I remained in Nigeria. I lost my sight and had to undergo surgery to regain it. After recovering, I felt the need to stick to my plan of living elsewhere for a while, so I relocated to the U.S. While there, I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.

“I stayed in the U.S. for a while and was on dialysis. Eventually, I returned to Nigeria and underwent a kidney transplant. After the procedure, I chose to take time off to fully recover. Once I was discharged, I left Nigeria again.

“Even while abroad, I continued DJing across America and Europe. However, I decided it was time to return home, so I came back to Nigeria in December.”

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