Cancer patient, Shukurat Mayowa Ahmed, 31, who lost her
battle with the dreaded ailment on Sunday, August 21, 2016, in a private
hospital in South Africa was said to have been buried in the country,
according to Islamic injunction.
An impeccable source disclosed to ENCOMIUM Weekly that the need to
bury the remains of Mayowa in South Africa where she finally gave up the
ghost was not in any way connected with the inability of her family and
those handling her pathetic situation to bring her corpse back to
Nigeria as being bandied but largely due to the fact that she was a
muslim and there was no need delaying her burial anymore.
“Shukurat Mayowa Ahmed died in South Africa and has since been buried
according to muslim rites. Not that there was no money to fly her
corpse back to Nigeria. After all, the police have lifted embargo on her
bank account to enable the family access enough fund to take care of
her and every other expense concerning her. And now that she couldn’t
survive the ailment, the best thing is to bury her immediately in South
Africa so far she was a Muslim. I think that was what happened. May her
soul rest in peace.”
Mayowa was flown to South Africa on Thursday, August 11, 2016, for
intensive care after some kind-hearted Nigerians raised about N100
million for her treatment and all. The controversies that trailed the
fundraising were settled by the police. But she was reported to have
passed on 10 days after.