A stream of mourners have been calling, visiting and messaging King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, Fuji Legend, who lost his Mother, Alhaja Halimotu Anifowoshe, barely four days after the death of a wife, Hafsat.
KWAM 1 later took to his social media handle to say: “The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria called to commiserate with the King of Fuji Music.”
Aged 105 years, the musician’s Mum died in her hometown, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State where she resided.
Alhaja Hafsat Anifowoshe, ex-wife of Fuji music icon, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, passed away at the age of 65, on Tuesday after battling an undisclosed ailment.
He posted a photo of himself and his mother accompanied with the words, “With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of King Wasiu Ayinde’s beloved mother. May her soul rest in peace, Alhaja Alimotu Shadiya Omoakeredolu Aya Anifowoshe. Iya rere. Sun re oo.”
A family source disclosed that the centenarian passed on in the early hours of Saturday, throwing the entire Ijebu Ode into mourning.
She was laid to rest later in the day in accordance with Islamic rites.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commiserated with Fuji musician K1 De Ultimate, born Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, over the death.
Afterwards, K1, as he is also called, shared on social media a video of his conversation with Tinubu.
Mourning the double deaths hitting the musician, Labour Party Presidential Candidate Peter Obi tweeted on Sunday:
“On behalf of my family, I sincerely sympathise with the popular Fuji maestro, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, known as K1 De Ultimate (KWAM1), who recently suffered a double bereavement. The reported deaths of his ex-wife, Alhaja Hafsat Ajoke Anifowoshe, and his mother, Alhaja Halima Shadiya Anifowoshe, within a few days, are indeed tragic.
“I commiserate with him and his entire family during this challenging period of mourning. May Almighty Allah grant them the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss, forgive the sins of the departed, and grant them eternal rest. -PO“
