Ruger Breaks Silence: ‘My Toxic Traits Began After First Heartbreak

Nigerian singer Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger, has revealed that his first heartbreak left him emotionally scarred and led to his toxic behavior in later years.

The ‘Toma Toma’ hitmaker shared during a recent episode of The Bro Bants Show that he was just six years old when he experienced heartbreak. According to him, an older lady who playfully referred to him as her “boyfriend” shattered his young heart when he caught her being intimate with another man.

Ruger recounted:

“The first heartbreak I ever experienced happened when I was very young. There was this aunty who used to call me her boyfriend, so in my mind, she was mine. One day, I saw some guy smashing her through the window. The guy was tearing her up, bro. I cried. I was traumatised. I even started singing ‘Imagine That’ by Styl-Plus. That moment marked the beginning of my toxicity.”

In a separate update, Ruger also announced his intention to tie the knot this year. Taking to Snapchat on Sunday, the artist confessed that witnessing numerous weddings recently had made him reflect on his lifestyle.

He wrote:

“Everyone’s getting married. Got me questioning myself—how long will I keep up this playboy life? I’m settling down this year. Period. I’ll soon be 30, tf.”