Popular Islamic singer, Rukayat Gawat-Oyefeso, is dead.
She was said to have passed away in the early hours of Tuesday.
While the cause of her death is yet to be ascertained, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Jubril Gawat, mourned the deceased in a cryptic post via X.
“Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return,” Gawat, who is a relative to the singer, wrote.
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Also, popular Ilorin-based cleric Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah, also condoled with the family of the deceased.
“Our Sympathy goes to the family of Ruqayat Gawat for this great lost! 😭😭😭😭😭 May Allah forgive her shortcomings! RUQAYAT GAWAT IS GONE!,” he posted on his official Facebook page on Tuesday morning.
The late singer was married to Insurace guru, Alhaji Shakiri Oyefeso.
She was regarded as one of the leading Islamic musicians in Nigeria.
She was said to be a woman of substance who is passionate about women’s responsibilities in a home which she often reflected in her songs.
Her remains will be interred later today according to Islamic tenets and rites.