BREAKING: Veteran photojournalist Femi Adebesin Kuti is dead
Veteran photojournalist Femi Adebesin-Kuti, is dead.
News of his untimely death filtered in on Friday. Until his demise, he was the photo editor of Guardian Newspaper.
RovingNaija learnt of his passing in a Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos chapter WhatsApp group.
Details surrounding his death are sketchy, but he reportedly died after a brief illness.
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), in a condolence message on Friday, confirmed his departure.
In a statement by the NUJ Lagos State chairman, Adeleye Ajayi, the union condoled the family of the deceased and the Photojournalist Association of Nigeria.
“We received the sad news of the passing of our dear brother, Femi Adebesin-Kuti, Photo Editor of the Guardian Newspapers which occurred in the early hours of today with great shock.
“We pray that God in his infinite mercy will uphold and stand by his immediate family and friends at this trying time as we sympathise with members of the Guardian Newspapers Chapel and the entire PJAN family.
“May God continue to protect the rest of us and show up for us in our time of need,” the statement read.
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