The remains of veteran journalist and co-founder of the defunct Newswatch Magazine, Yakubu Mohammed, have been laid to rest in Ologba, Anyigba, Dekina local government area of Kogi State.
The funeral, which commenced at about 11am on Thursday, was presided over by the Chief Imam, Alhaji Musa, and that of Ologba 2,
Mallam Dauda Omeje.
In his sermon, the Chief Imam spoke on the need for the people to prepare for eternity.
“All of us must prepare for death because it’s a necessary end for all mankind. We will all taste death one day. How we prepare for it matters. We must live in peace with one another and live a life of service to humanity, like our brother, Mohammed,” the Imam stressed.
He described late Yakubu Mohammed as a selfless man, whom he said lived for his community. “As a devoted Muslim, he never compromised his religion. He was committed to the development of our land,” he stated.
Speaking with Voice of Nigeria on the sideline of the burial, Mr. Joshua Edegbo described late Yakubu Mohammed as a community leader who was committed to the development of his place of birth.
The funeral was attended by religious and tractional leaders as well as family members and fellow journalists.
Late Yakubu Mohammed died on Wednesday at the age of 75.
Mohammed was born April 4, 1950.
He attended St. Joseph’s Primary School, Anyigba, and graduated in 1964; Government Secondary School, Okene, between 1965 and 1969; the University of Lagos from 1972 to 1975; and Glasgow College of Technology in Scotland between 1978 and 1979.
He was a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kogi State election in 2011.