Fuji legend Love Azeez buried in Lagos

Veteran Fuji instrumentalist Abdul “Love Azeez” Azeez Oladeji has been laid to remainder successful Ojodu-Berger, Lagos State, pursuing his decease astatine the property of 81.

The respected vocalist reportedly died on Wednesday evening astatine his Lagos residence aft a little illness.

His decease was confirmed by the General Secretary of the Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria (FUMAN), Adekunle Abiodun, successful a Facebook post.

Family members, friends, chap entertainers, and admirers gathered on Thursday to bid him farewell successful enactment with Islamic burial traditions.

In his tribute, Abiodun prayed for the deceased, saying, “May the Almighty Allah assistance him eternal rest, console his family, friends, fans, nonrecreational colleagues, and well-wishers to carnivore the irreparable loss.”

Among those contiguous astatine the burial were erstwhile Chairman of the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Tony Okoroji, and Fuji prima Musibau “Omo Kekere” Alani, who serves arsenic Vice President of FUMAN. 

They joined members of the relation and different Fuji artistes successful paying their last respects to the precocious euphony icon.

Love Azeez was a salient fig successful Nigeria’s euphony industry. He served arsenic President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) successful 1989 and aboriginal headed COSON.

Widely regarded arsenic 1 of the pioneers of Fuji music, helium played a important relation successful the development...