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Aisha Buhari’s photographer, Ovajimo, dies at 39

“Ovajimo was an accomplished professional with loads of skill and great human relations.”

• February 4, 2021
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Nigerian first lady, Aisha Buhari (Photo Credit: BBC)

Mohammed Ovajimo, the photographer to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has died at 39.

Mr. Ovajimo, an indigene of Kogi, died on Wednesday after a “brief illness” in Abuja.

The news of his death was announced by the Director of Information in the Office of the First lady, Suleiman Haruna.

“Today, we lost Mohammed Yusuf Ovajimo, a professional photographer working with the NGO of the First Lady of Nigeria Future Assured.

“Ovajimo was an accomplished professional with loads of skill and great human relations.

“He will be greatly missed. May his soul rest in perfect peace,” a statement by Mr. Haruna said. 

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