Mohammed Fawehinmi, the eldest son of late fiery human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, is died.
The legal practitioner and Head of Mohammed Fawehinmi Chambers, died aged 52.
The activist died on Wednesday after complaining of difficulty in breathing.
He was said to have been taken to the General Hospital in the Gbagada area of Lagos State where he was confirmed dead.
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.
Mohammed had over 20 years of experience in the practice of law.
He was Director, Nigerian Law Publications Limited; Director, Books Industries Nigeria Limited, and Director, Gani Fawehinmi Library & Gallery Limited.
In 2003, he was involved in a car accident that affected his spinal cord and confined him to a wheelchair.
Until his death, Mohammed was a social crusader who commented regularly on issues of human rights violation and the rule of law.
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