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Bella Shmurda claims blood relationship with Adekunle Gold

Thirty-year-old Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi aka Bella Shmurda has claimed blood ties with colleague and award winning singer, Adekunle Kosoko aka Adekunle Gold. Shmurda claims that 39-year-old Adekunle Gold is his

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February 20, 2026·1 min read

Thirty-year-old Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi aka Bella Shmurda has claimed blood ties with colleague and award winning singer, Adekunle Kosoko aka Adekunle Gold.

Shmurda claims that 39-year-old Adekunle Gold is his uncle from the royal Kosoko family on Lagos Island.

In his words, “Just found out adekunleGOLD is my uncle, Iga Kosoko mo foh oo small world

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So I’m deja’s uncle Love it!”

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While Shmurda’s claim has remained largely loose with Adekunle Gold neither confirming nor denying it, several X users have expressed disbelief insisting they are not related in any way.

The singer is believed to be a native of Ikorodu, Lagos but raised in Okokomaiko area of Ojo, Lagos State, Nigeria.

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