Islamic singer Rukayat Gawat is dead

Nigerian Islamic singer, Rukayat Gawat Oyefeso is dead as her passing has sent shock waves down the spine of a lot of Nigerians.

Her voice captivated many in the Muslim community, and she was well-known for her devotional music.

Popular preacher Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah, who is headquartered in Ilorin, announced the news of her passing on his official Facebook page on Tuesday morning.

He wrote: “Our Sympathy goes to the family of Ruqayat Gawat for this great lost! May Allah forgive her shortcomings! RUQAYAT GAWAT IS GONE!”

News of her passing has been widely spread amongst her followers and the larger Islamic music community, who are extremely saddened by her passing.

Meanwhile, a family member and a brother to the deceased, Jubril A Gawat has confirmed this sad news.

Jubril, who is a Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu quoted a Quran verse on his X account on Tuesday morning.

His post read, “Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.” Q 2 V 156

His post has garnered so much traction with followers and associates expressing their condolences.

However, Gistreel cannot verify further details surrounding her death and burial.

Meanwhile, a colleague of the deceased, Alhaja Misturah Aderounmu, popularly known as TeminiSuccess1 via her TikTok account posted on Monday afternoon a post about the vanity of life.

Reactions from fans were uncertain as to what prompted her post not until this morning when the news of Gawat’s death went viral.

Her post captioned in a video of her being morose read, “In the spirit of hustling, may we not be brought home dead.”