Sammie Okposo: Family releases Late Singer’s Funeral arrangement

• Sammie Okposo will be laid to rest on December 15 2022

• The Niger- Delta born singer died in his sleep on November 25

Late gospel singer, Sammie Okposo will be laid to rest on December 15 according to burial arrangements made available by the family.

Okposo died on Novemeber, having lived for 51 years (1971-2022).

Okposo’s manager, Hillary Vincent, revealed that the singer died in his sleep as against earlier speculations that he slumped.

Vincent said, “It is not true that Sammie slumped and died. That report is false. At the right time, the family will set the records straight. But, I can tell you authoritatively that he did not slump. Rather, he just did not wake up from his sleep.”

Sammie Okposo started his music career as a soundtrack producer for Nollywood in 1992. He was well-known at that time in the small circle of Nollywood actors and producers.

A tribute night will be held for him on Tuesday, December 13 in Lagos State, followed by a service of songs on Wednesday.

The funeral service for Okposo will take place on December 15 and will be a private affair.

The six days event will begin with a farewell praise party on the 13th and end with a church outing on the 18th.

Sammie Okposo was also a music producer, psalmist, and CEO of Zamar Entertainment. He released his first album Addicted in 2004.

Sammie Okposo collaborated with many other artists in the gospel and soul music fields, he collaborated with popular gospel singer Marvellous Odiete on “Follow You”, performed regularly in Africa, Europe, and North America, and curated a series of concerts called SOPP (Sammie Okposo Praise Party). Sammie Okposo’s most recent album, The Statement (2018), was produced by the Grammy-winning Kevin Bond.

He became well-known for his genre of high-praise within and outside Nigeria and was a role model to a lot of gospel singers.

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