Nigerian Fuji legend, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly called K1 de Ultimate, has been thrown into mourning following the death of his mother, Halimotu Anifowoshe, barely four days after his former wife, Hafsat, died at 65 years old.
The Guild gathered that the mother of the music maestro was pronounced dead by medical experts in her hometown, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State where she resides.
A family source told our correspondent that the centenarian passed on in the early hours of Saturday, throwing the entire Ijebu Ode into mourning noting that the deceased singer’s mother would be laid to rest in principle with Islamic rites later in the day in her hometown.
According to him, the Fuji musician has become sober, considering the bond between him and his mother, whom he often praises during performances on stage.
The centenarian’s death came after the artiste disclosed that he got his singing talent from his mother who was not allowed to sing despite her talent. He said his mother was a king’s daughter and his grandparents did not allow her to pursue a career in music because they wanted her to get married.
The 68-year-old singer added that his mother was very talented, but her parents were worried that being a singer would delay her from getting married.
“I was blessed with the gift of music from a young age, I was born into music. My mother was a singer before she got married. She had the gift of music and was a princess”.
“However, she was not allowed to sing back then because she was a princess and her parents were worried that allowing her to be a musician would delay her from getting married sooner. Her parents said my mother won’t be allowed to sing because she is the daughter of a king.”
It would be recalled that the singer’s former wife was said to have passed away after battling an undisclosed illness and was buried according to Islamic traditions at Abari Cemetery, Lagos State.
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