Tears as Sound Sultan is laid to rest [PHOTOS+VIDEO]

Late Nigerian musician, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, has been laid to rest.

TopNaija earlier reported that Sound Sultan died in the early hours of Sunday, July 11 at the age of 44.

His death was announced in a statement Sunday morning by his family.

The family, in a statement, said Sound Sultan died on Sunday of Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma.

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a group of related malignancies (cancers) that affect the lymphatic system (lymphomas).

His relative, Kayode Fasasi, who signed the statement, said Sound Sultan passed on after a “hard fought battle” with the ailment.

His brother and musician, Baba Dee, in an Instagram post on Sunday written in Arabic, said: “To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return.”

He has been buried in New Jersey, United States according to Islamic rites.

He is survived by a wife, three children and his siblings.

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