Veteran Fuji musician Love Azeez buried in Lagos

Veteran Fuji musician Alhaji Azeez Oladeji, widely known as Love Azeez, has been laid to rest in Lagos following his death. He is remembered as one of the oldest surviving Fuji musicians and a significant pioneer of the genre.

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It is with profound sorrow and a heavy heart that the Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria announces the passing of one of the foremost pioneers and the oldest living Fuji music legend, Alhaji Azeez Alarape Adio Oladeji, popularly known as Love Azeez, who departed this world last night.

The Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria (FUMAN) announced his passing with profound sorrow. In a statement, the National Public Relations Officer, Ade Bola Muili, referred to Love Azeez as a "foremost pioneer and the oldest living Fuji music legend." The association highlighted his decades-long contributions to the development, growth, and preservation of Fuji music, noting his "remarkable journey, wealth of experience and unwavering dedication."

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Alhaji Love Azeez was a revered icon whose contributions to the development, growth and preservation of Fuji music spanned several decades. His remarkable journey, wealth of experience and unwavering dedication to the genre earned him a place of honour among the greats of Fuji music history.

Love Azeez was buried on Thursday in Ojodu-Berger, Lagos State, in accordance with Islamic rites after the Zuhr prayers. His funeral was attended by family members, friends, colleagues, admirers, and members of the Fuji music community, who gathered to pay their final respects to the music icon.

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His passing marks the end of an era and a monumental loss to the Fuji music community.

His career spanned several decades, during which he held influential positions within Nigeria's music industry. He served as President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) in 1989 and later chaired the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON). FUMAN President Alhaji Sikiru Agboola Ayinde (SK Sensation) and the association's National Executive Council described his death as an "irreparable loss" to the Fuji music industry worldwide.

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We extend our deepest condolences to his immediate family, friends, associates, admirers and the entire Fuji music fraternity worldwide. We pray that Almighty Allah forgives his shortcomings, grants him Al-Jannatul Firdaus and gives his loved ones the strength to bea