Mohammed Fawehinmi
Mohammed Fawehinmi, the first son of the late human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, has died, aged 52.
He reportedly died on Wednesday in an undisclosed hospital after complaining of difficulty in breathing.
Until his death, Mohammed, a 1991 graduate of Business Administration, University of Lagos (UNILAG) with an LLB degree obtained from the University of Buckingham, England beforte he was called to the bar in 1998, was the head, Mohammed Fawehinmi’s Chambers; Director, Nigerian Law Publications Limited; Director, Books Industries Nigeria Limited, and Director, Gani Fawehinmi Library & Gallery Limited.
On September 23, 2003, while returning from his father’s law firm, Mohammed had a lone car accident that confined him to wheelchair. He was unmarried due to the condition but expressed hope that he would one day.
This is how he put his condition in an interview with a national newspaper:
“I am very optimistic that one day, I am going to walk again but then I’ll be glad if it will be to walk down the aisle with my soulmate. I really want to marry and have children. I think about this every day,” he said and expressed sadness over his maltreatment by many persons he came across during his life time.
Mohammed was born on February 21, 1969. He had his primary school at Kotun Memorial School, Surulere, Lagos and his secondary education at Federal Government College, Sokoto.
