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Nigerian OAP Tosyn Bucknor Dead at 37

Oluwatosin 'Tosyn' Bucknor has died at the age of 37. She died on November 19, 2018. The popular Nigerian On-Air Personality/Inspiration FM's radio host died due to complications from the sickle cell disease, as disclosed by her sister Olufunke Bucknor Obruthe. 
Tosyn Bucknor was reportedly found dead by her (French) husband, Aurelien Boyer, when he arrived home from work on Monday night.

Tosyn Bucknor was known as 'Area Mama' for the seven years she worked with Top Radio. She joined Inspiration FM after leaving Top Radio. Her shocking death occurs barely a year after her dad, Segun Bucknor, died.
A number of Nigerian celebrities have reacted to news of her death. Some reactions are available below.
This one hit so close to home ❤️ I met you in 1999, we started our radio careers at the same time and I had to leave for a while but you forged ahead and became this huge superstar. I would listen to you on my way to work in the bank and think of how fun radio is and I got the courage to come back. I was blessed to work with you on 3livechicks and boyyyyy have we had some good times T, thank you for the fun memories. Thank you for all of it. We would break in to songs filming, you loved soda so much I’ll yell at you for drinking it. We butt heads a lot too but it was all love. I celebrate you today Tosyn, you lived, you loved and you fought hard ❤️ We love you but God needs you home, resting, cracking him up and telling him about all of us. This is hard, my prayers are with your darling husband Mr Boyer ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ your big sis Funke and your mother ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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