How COVID-19 Killed My Brother – Saheed, Gani Fawehinmi Son

By Adesina Soyooye

Living up to the reputation of its late patriarch, the family of Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, has made a full disclosure of the cause of death of the first son of the family,  Mohammed Gani Fawehinmi.

Mohammed, a lawyer, suddenly died last week of what family sources, then, said was “shortness of breath.”

On experiencing that, it was said, he was rushed to a hospital where he died shortly after.

Because he had been on a wheel chair since a tragic lone accident in 1993, many assumed his death must have been heart-related.

But on Thursday, August 19, his younger brother, Saheed, at a press conference, revealed he died of  COVID-19 complications. It is the family’s first official statement since his death.

Saheed: “The family could not immediately disclose the cause of our brother’s death because we wanted the information to be based on factual  medical details, especially, as may be  contained in  the death certificate.

“Today, however, we are in a position to inform you that our dear brother died from COVID-19 related complications.”

It is not known how and/or where he contracted the disease. Or if he took the COVID-19 vaccine or not. Or if he was being treated at home, or in a hospital before  the “breathlessness” which eventually led to his death arose.

His remains will be laid to rest in Ondo on August 27, 2021. He died on August 11, 2021, aged 52 years.