Snakebite: Nanyah’s Father Breaks Silence, Shares 3 Last Words Singer Told Him Minutes Before Death

Snakebite: Nanyah’s Father Breaks Silence, Shares 3 Last Words Singer Told Him Minutes Before Death

  • The father of Nanyah, who died from a snakebite, has finally broken his silence after his daughter’s painful death
  • He shared the last three words she told him minutes before she died in the hospital she visited after the snakebite
  • The heartbroken man also shared more details about the day she died and how he felt about how she was treated

Christopher Nwangene, the father of a rising singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, popularly known as Nanyah, who died from a snakebite, has broken his silence.

He shared the last 3 words Nanyah told him minutes before she breathed her last in the hospital.

Nanyah's father shares her last words at the hospital before she died
Nanyah's father breaks silence after her death. Photo: Instagram/@bbcnewsigbo, nanyah_music
Source: Instagram

Nanyah, 26, reportedly passed away after being bitten by a snake at her residence.

She was said to have rushed to a hospital immediately after the incident, but sadly, she did not survive.

Nanyah’s father breaks silence after daughter’s death

The heartbroken man shared how his daughter called him at 9:15am to tell him that she was bitten by a snake while she was sleeping.

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In an interview with BBC Igbo, Ifunanya’s father said he shouted after hearing about the snakebite and asked her where she was.

He said (translated from Igbo):

“She said she was at the hospital, Federal Medical Centre. I shouted and asked her what they were telling her there. She told me that when she went to the first hospital, they told her they didn’t have anti-venom for snake bite. She went to the second one and they said they also didn’t have anti-venom. Someone then told her to go to FMC and an uber took her there. She said she asked them if they had an anti-venom for snake bite and they said they had.”

He further explained that he asked his brother to go meet her at the hospital and when he got there, he met her on the chair with drip in her hand.

A few minutes later, the man said he called his daughter, and she told him:

“Daddy, I cannot breathe.”

When he asked what happened, she said. “I don’t know,” and those were the last words he heard from her.

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Watch the Instagram video below:

Snakebite: Reactions trail Nanyah's father video

@chudon.bethel said:

"Her dad's part took tears out from me, may God keep consoling this family."

@glamnene said:

"Eternal rest grant unto Ifunanya Nwagene O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul rest in peace. Amen."

@stesia_light

"May her gentle soul rest in peace."
Nanyah's father breaks silence after her death.
Nanyah's father shares her last words at the hospital before she died. Photo: Instagram/@bbcnewsigbo, nanyah_music
Source: Instagram

In a related story, three Nigerians who had been bitten by snakes in the past shared how they survived without anti-venom.

Catholic priest shares dream about late Nanyah

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Catholic priest who knew singer Nanyah mentioned what she told him two days before she died from a snakebite.

He also narrated the strange dream he had about the singer hours after she died in the hospital on January 31, 2026.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng

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Victoria Nwahiri (Human Interest Editor) Victoria Nwahiri is an award-winning Reuters-certified journalist with 5+ years of experience in digital, social media, and print journalism. She has extensively covered lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest stories that have impacted and attracted top policymakers. She is currently a Human Interest Editor at Legit.ng and can be reached via victoria.nwahiri@corp.legit.ng