Famend spiritual singer Rukayat Gawat Oyefeso has tragically handed away.
Ilorin-based cleric Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh first disclosed the information of her passing on his official Fb web page on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
Rukayatn was identified for her notable voice and dedication to spreading Islamic teachings via her music. She was the daughter of the outstanding Islamic broadcaster Alhaji Razaq Aremu Gawat, who mysteriously disappeared in 2012.
Confirming her demise, her brother, Jubril Gawat, a Senior Particular Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, took to his X (previously Twitter) account. He posted a Quranic verse stating, “Certainly we belong to Allah, and certainly to Him we’ll return” (Quran 2:156), signaling the household’s grief. His put up rapidly garnered widespread consideration, with followers and colleagues expressing their condolences and disappointment.
Rukayat Gawat Oyefeso had a number of widespread Islamic albums to her credit score, together with Ounje Omo and Egbi Okan.
Coincidentally, a colleague of the deceased, Alhaja Misturah Aderounmu, popularly generally known as TeminiSuccess1, shared a reflective put up on her TikTok account only a day earlier than the tragic information broke. In her put up, she wrote, “Within the spirit of hustling, might we not be introduced house useless,” a message that resonated deeply along with her followers after Gawat’s demise turned public.
Rukayat’s father, Alhaji Razaq Gawat, was a preferred Islamic presenter who disappeared on July 6, 2012. In a 2017 interview with PUNCH Sunday Scoop, Rukayat revealed that her father’s disappearance motivated her music profession, saying that his absence fueled her willpower to achieve Islamic music.
Born in Lagos Island, Gawat hailed from Igbaja, Kwara State, and married Alhaji Shakiri Oyefeso.
Her sudden demise has left her household, buddies, and followers in shock.
As of now, additional particulars surrounding her demise and funeral preparations stay unconfirmed.
