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The artist, Abdullahi Ojiku Adi, is popularly known as Ojiku, a short form of Oji-yi-ku; derived from Alago language which means "what causes death". He was born on 13th of February, 1976 in Daddere.  He grew under the parental care of Adi Akwe, his late father and Onyeka Osomudu, his mother, both of Daddere in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Ojiku, is the fourth child in a polygamous family of nineteen.  He rose to fame and popularity through his mastery of Kumburu music very early in life, between the ages of ten and twelve Ojiku had started manifesting traces of a multi-talented child. Ojiku, came from a background with varied artistic gifts.  His grandfather Akwe, was known to be a great performer of the Kumburu music, a drummer, a ritualist, a masquerade performer, a traditional herbalist and a dancer. Ojiku's father too was a great poet, a dancer and a masquerade performer. The antecedents of the family of Ojiku in the art of poetry per...