Ghanaian Instagram celebrity, Shatta Bandle has announced the passing away of his father whom he looks so much like.

His father, Alhaji Iddrisu, who had been ill for a while passed away at a hospital where he was being treated.

Shatta Bandle revealed on Instagram: " RIP to my real father, dead today".

Shatta Bandle rose to fame after a viral video showed him claiming to be richer than Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote.

He immediately became a darling of celebrities who celebrated his comic character which got him huge following on social media.