By Seyi Babalola
Nigerian musician Michael Adebayo Olayinka, well known as Ruger, has spoken out about how his first “heartbreak” left him devastated at a young age.
The ‘Toma Toma’ singer revealed that he had his first heartbreak at the age of six when he spotted an older lady, who had taunted him about being his lover, sleeping with a man.
Speaking in a recent episode of The Bro Bants show, Ruger said he was traumatised by the experience and became toxic growing up.
He said, “The last time that I experienced heartbreak I was very very young. There was this aunty that I liked, she used to call me ‘my boyfriend.’ So, I assumed that she was my woman. I was just 6 years old.
“I got heartbroken because one day, I saw some guy smashing her through her window. The guy was tearing her up, bro. I cried. I was traumatised. I started singing ‘Imagine That’ by Styl-Plus. That was what started my toxicity. That experience broke my heart.”