Sarkodie mourns the death of 13-year-old Michael Asiamah

Award winning Ghanaian rapper Michael Owusu Addo popularly known as Sarkodie has joined many social media users to mourn a young boy who died few days after his surgery.

The 13-year-old boy, Michael Kofi Asiamah was recently in the news after the family needed help to solicit funds for the removal of a brain tumor.

Many celebrities including Sarkodie came to the aid of the boy by donating and asking others to help achieve the $30,000 goal which was the cost of the surgery.

The goal was surpassed following several days of persistent social media campaigns and Michael had his surgery.

To the shock of many netizens, Michael’s mother took to social media to announce the death of his only son in a long post. She revealed that Michael died yesterday evening at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

Sarkodie took to Twitter following the announcement to express his shock and mourn with the family of Michael.

The rapper posted a video of the young boy who was happily singing his “Happy Day” song with a rest well message.

Watch the video below:

We spoke on the phone and your fierce energy gave me Hope you definitely coming back but I guess God had different plans ... Rest well Michael ???????????? pic.twitter.com/9iPlTbYV5R

— Sarkodie (@sarkodie) April 9, 2021