Barrister’s death tears family apart
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Written by Gbenga Olumide
Wednesday, 22 December 2010

THE death of Fuji icon, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Balogun, is said to be generating ripples among his family members.

Balogun, a.k.a Barrister, who died on Thursday, in London as a result of complications arising from an initial surgery, was said to have requested to be buried wherever he died.

Nigerian Tribune sources revealed that, this last wish of the late music icon had begun to pitch family members against one another.

It was gathered that the moment the news of his death got to Nigeria, his family members, including his children who reside in Nigeria, started planning how to bring his corpse down to Nigeria for burial.

However, Nigerian Tribune gathered that his foreign-based children, especially those living in London and Dublin, sent messages to people at home (Nigeria) that their late father would be buried in London according to his wish when he was alive.

It was reported that his family members in Nigeria immediately rejected the idea of burying him in a strange land, saying Alhaji Agba was an icon and they cannot allow him to be buried outside the country.

Nigerian Tribune’s source also gathered that apart from the snow that had disrupted the movement of flight for a couple of days, his children living in London, Wasiu Alabi otherwise known as Danjuma, Babatunde, Moruff, Rasaki and others have vowed not to allow their father’s corpse come to Nigeria.

It was gathered that the family members in Nigeria had held series of meeting, and they had concluded that they would never allow the corpse of their bread-winner to be buried in a foreign land.

According to a family friend, who claim anonymity, the family has concluded plans to send a delegation to London so as to bring the body of Barrister back to Nigeria.

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