Popular Nigerian Islamic singer, Rukayat Gawat Oyefeso has passed away.
She was well-known for her captivating voice and religious music that strikes a cord within many in the Muslim community.
The news of her death was shared by popular Ilorin-based cleric Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, September 24.
Her loss is deeply felt among her fans and the broader Islamic music scene, as the news of her death is widely shared.
A family member and a brother to the deceased, Jubril A Gawat has confirmed this sad news.
Jubril, who happen to be a Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Quoted a Quran verse on his X account on Tuesday morning.
His post read, “Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.” Q 2 V 156
His post has garnered so much traction with followers and associates expressing their condolences.
A colleague of the deceased, Alhaja Misturah Aderounmu, popularly known as TeminiSuccess1. Posted on her TikTok account on Monday afternoon, September 23, about the vanity of life.
So, fans were uncertain as to what prompted her post. Not until this morning when the news of Gawat’s death went viral.
Her post captioned in a video of her being remorseful, reads, “In the spirit of hustling, may we not be brought home dead.”
The deceased, is the daughter of popular broadcaster and Islamic presenter, Alhaji Rasaq Aremu Gawat. Who mysteriously disappeared in July 2012 with no details of his whereabouts known until now.
In an interview with Punch Sunday Scoop in 2017, she made it known that her father is her source of motivation.
The late artist was born in Lagos Island. But she hailed from Igbaja, Kwara State. And she is married to Alhaji Shakiri Oyefeso.
Omoh….may her soul continue to rest in perfect peace ️
May her soul rest in perfect peace