Remains of Mohammed Fawehinmi, son of the renowned Human Rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi, were finally laid to rest today Friday, August 27, beside his father and grandmother at the family’s country home in Ondo town in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Funeral service attracted dignitaries and human rights activists across the country which including former Governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, the National Chairman of the National Conscience Party, Tanko Yinusa., friends and members of the civil society groups.
Officiating Minister, Prophet Robert Steven described the late Mohammed Fawehinmi as a lover of God and a human rights activist who fought for the rights of the less privileged.
Robert who described death as a necessary end for every human, said Mohammed stood against injustice and always ready to help the less privileged.
He said, “Mohammed resembled his father, Gani Fawehinmi in everything. He stood against injustice and helped the masses. He will be remembered for uncommon love for members of his family and the people”.
Ex-Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko in a speech said, the deceased stood against injustice and never allowed his disability to weigh him down.
He described the late Mohammed Fawehinmi as a selfless gentle soul whose deeds will forever live in the hearts of many, and said Mohammed contributed immensely to providing equitable justice praying God to grant him eternal rest.
Also the Lagos State Chairman of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Kehinde Adeoye, said Muhammed’s death is a great loss to family, legal profession and Nigeria as a whole.