The Guardian photo editor, Femi Kuti is dead.
The ace photo journalist gave up the ghost on Friday, 6 January 2023 at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Abeokuta following an illness.
Femi until his death, was the photo editor of the Guardian Newspaper.
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He will be buried later today, Friday, 6 January, 2023.
His demise was confirmed on Friday by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).
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 sympathize 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.