August 11, (THEWILL) – Mohammed Fawehinmi, the first son of the late Human Rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, is dead.
Born February 21, 1969, Mohammed was the first of the fiery lawyer’s 14 children, and Head of Mohammed Fawehinmi Chambers.
A car accident in 2003 cost him his ability to walk and left him wheelchair-bound.
Although details of his death are still sketchy, THEWILL gathered that Mohammed died on Wednesday in an undisclosed hospital after complaining of difficulty in breathing.
Mohammed was a 1991 graduate of Business Administration, University of Lagos (UNILAG).
The deceased obtained an LLB degree from the University of Buckingham, England, and was called to Nigerian Bar in 1998.
Until his death, he was the head of the Mohammed Fawehinmi’s Chambers; Director, Nigerian Law Publications Limited; Director, Books Industries Nigeria Limited, and Director, Gani Fawehinmi Library & Gallery Limited.
Gani Fawehinmi, 71, died September 5, 2009.
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