Social media users have taken to various platforms to mourn following reports of the demise of Chief Osita Osadebe's first son.

Our correspondent gathered that Onyinye Osita Osadebe, who took over from his father as the leader of his highlife band after his death, reportedly died on Monday, March 25 following an undisclosed ailment.

Onyinye's death comes months after his brother, Okechukwu Osadebe, 18, died after he was swept away by a flash flood in Anambra.

Friends and acquaintances have taken to Facebook to mourn the singer.