The remains of Iyetade, daughter of Professor Wole Soyinka, would be laid to rest in Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday, January 10, 2014. The “cherished” daughter of the renowned writer and author died on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the University Teaching Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, after a brief illness.
A statement released by the family on Friday, announcing the burial rites, revealed that a short service of songs will be held in honour of late Iyetade at 5pm on Thursday 9 January in Ibadan. She will be to rest the next day after a “funeral service at the Chapel of Resurrection, University of Ibadan at 11am.”
The family expressed their sadness over the huge loss of the 48-year-old mother of two; Oreofe and Adeoto.
“Iyetade was born on June 6,1965 in Ibadan, Oyo State and attended the Staff School, UI, and Queens School, Ibadan. She commenced her studies at the University of Ibadan, but eventually moved to England where she chose to leave the sciences altogether and explore the world of theatre arts, culture and writing.
“Following her return to Nigeria, she spent the last decade in Ibadan, raising her two lovely children.
“Iyetade was a poet and performing artiste who embraced the interior shores of life with an unusual depth of perception, courage and understanding. Her volume of poetry, “Stars, Fill My Skies” was scheduled for release at the end of 2013.
“Through her encounter with her Lord Jesus Christ while in school, she opened the gates for others in the family and friends to encounter the grace of God.
“Iyetade cared deeply and generously for those shunned by society; she scorned the vain, discarded hypocrisies, rejected the limelight and sought to live a life of depth and truth. She fought fiercely for those she loved and she touched our lives with her heart, her incredibly creative mind, her dreams and her wit.
“Now, she has been ushered first into the presence of God.
“We love her beyond expression, miss her beyond imagination, and we are forever thankful that she shared these 48 years of her life’s sojourn with us,” the statement reads.
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