Nigerian singer and rapper Oludemilade Martin Alejo, popularly known as YCee, has spoken about his battle with mental health, revealing that he was diagnosed with a mental health condition in 2020.
Speaking during a recent episode of the Afropolitan podcast, the artiste said the diagnosis played a major role in his decision to step away from the music scene.
The Omo Alhaji hitmaker disclosed that he spent three months in a London hospital following the diagnosis before returning to Nigeria, where he continued receiving treatment and therapy.
“In 2020, I got diagnosed with a mental health condition during the lockdown. I was in London for six months and was in-and-out of hospital for about three months.
“I had to return to Nigeria to continue treatment because of the type of Visa I was on. Coming back to Lagos and getting into the system of mental health in Nigeria, it was a very very long six years. I was on medication and had to be hospitalised several times and still dealing with therapies.
“It was up and down. Sometimes it is looking good and sometimes, it just gets really dark,” he recalled.
The rapper added that he is now stable after treatment and therapy.
