KWAM 1 Loses Mum Days After Losing Wife

By Akinwale Kasali

King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, Fuji Legend,  is bereaved again. He has lost his Mother, Alhaja Halimotu Anifowoshe, barely four days after he lost one of his former wives, Hafsat.

His mother was pronounced dead by medical experts in her hometown, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State where she resided. She was aged 105 years.

A family source disclosed that the centenarian passed on in the early hours of Saturday, throwing the entire Ijebu Ode into mourning.

He added that the deceased singer’s mother would be laid to rest in accordance 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 who he often praised during performances on stage.

The centenarian’s death came after the artiste disclosed that he got his singing talent from the 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 over 60-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 she was a princess.

“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.”