Big Brother Naija season 5 winner, Laycon has selflessly donated money towards the care of sickle cell patients. You will recall that during the reality show, he had revealed that his genotype is SC. In a move to better the lives of people in his predicament, he proceeded to fund a sickle cell foundation.
Taking to Twitter to thank the ‘Fierce’ crooner, a Twitter user who claims that her family benefited from Laycon’s kindness shared:
“My cousin took her son to sickle cell foundation Idiaraba to get drug for her son , she was told to pay little amount of money cos Laycon gave them money to treat SS patient. She cried and she was so happy cos her president love them. Thanks Laycon. #icons #LayconComeOnline.”
Confirming that the star indeed donated towards the treatment of sickle cell warriors, TOHAI Nigeria, a health access initiative, wrote:
“Thank you @itsLaycon for donating to sickle cell warriors support in Nigeria. As an organization advocating for newborn screening for Sickle Cell disease and associated treatments for children in low resources settings in Nigeria, we appropriate your generosity. God bless you big.”
The 26-year-old defeated the four other finalists Dorathy, Nengi, Vee and Neo to clinch the coveted status of winner, carting home a grand prize of N85 million.