Omo, this one pain me wey no be small! Veteran journalist wey sabi well well, Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed don pass away at age 75. Na Tuesday night for Lagos, di man waka go meet im ancestors after hin body no gree again.
Mo say, this man no be just ordinary person o! E na co-founder of Newswatch Magazine, one of di sharpest investigative journalism platforms wey our country don ever get. How e start for Ologba, Kogi State, no be joke! E born April 4, 1950, e don see plenty things for dis world before im sleep for Lagos.
Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, don come show im condolences for di family, say this man na true champion of journalism. Dem smell di loss pass everywhere as e dey happen wey people dey see as pioneers like Mohammed dey vex for dem when dem dey carry fake news everywhere.
Mohammed dey reign with dia fellow co-founders like Dan Agbese, Ray Ekpu and Dele Giwa for 1984. Dem don set standard wey nobody fit break for investigative reporting, true true. Wetin e do be like say e clear road for many young journalists wey wan shine. Na im be dem real G for dis journalism matter.
As dem gather for Lagos to prepare for im burial, we hear say e dey suffer some small health issues. But for wetin many talk, e ginger till di end, no dey give up. Just two months later, na so im whole crew dey receive another bad news as Chief Dan Agbese, another Newswatch co-founder, don also check out at age 81. E be like say dem dey pack dem articles for di next life.
Many people wey sabi wetin di man do for di media don dey talk say wetin im do no go ever be forgotten. E really be voice wey dey challenge di status quo, wey dey make people sabi wetin dey happen in their country.
Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed, dis na your time to rest. We go miss you, but your legacy go dey shine like star for di sky. For Kogi and di whole Nigeria, you don build bridge wey go carry future generation. Rest well, sir!
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