Mohammed Fawehinmi, eldest son of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), will be laid to rest on August 27, in Ondo City, Ondo State.
Mr Lanre Arogundade, former Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State chapter and close associate of the family, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos.
Mohammed’s burial was delayed, over plans by the family to conclude autopsy.
He died on August 11 after a brief illness at the age of 52.
Arogundade, Director of the International Press Centre, said on behalf of the family that a Night of tributes and service of songs would be held on Wednesday August 25.
“The family has concluded arrangements to hold the service of songs at the Vining Hall, Adetiloye House, Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral, Oba Akinjobi Road, GRA, Ikeja from 4 p.m.
“Interment will be on Friday, August 27, at late Gani Fawehinmi’s Compound in Oka, Ore Road, Ondo City, Ondo State at 9 a.m.
” The family’s outing service comes up on Sunday, August 29, at Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral in Lagos at 10 a.m,” he said.
His father was also buried at the same venue in 2009.
Arogundade stressed that all COVID-19 protocols would be strictly adhered to, for all the events.
Mohammed Fawehinmi had a law degree from the University of Buckingham, England and was called to Nigerian Bar in 1998.
In 2003, he was involved in a sole auto crash in Lagos, which affected his spinal cord and confined him to wheel chair.
