Popular Nigerian Islamic singer, Rukayat Gawat Oyefeso has reportedly passed away.
A cleric, Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah disclosed the news of her demise on his Facebook account on Tuesday morning.
He wrote: “Our Sympathy goes to the family of Ruqayat Gawat for this great lost! May Allah forgive her shortcomings! RUQAYAT GAWAT IS GONE!”
A relative of the singer and the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat also confirmed the passing of Rukayat in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday morning.
“Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.” Q 2 V 156,” he tweeted.