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#RIPMayowa: Mayowa Ahmed Of #SaveMayowa Campaign Is Dead

News reaching us is that Mayowa Ahmed of the popular SAVEMAYOWA trend has reportedly passed on. The inevitable has happened, multiple reports has it that, 28years old Mayowa Ahmed Shukura, who is suffering from terminal ovarian cancer, has finally succumbed to death.

According to report, she died in South Africa today, 21st August,where she was undergoing treatment.She died days after kind hearted Nigerians donated N81million Naira and over hundred thousand dollars in the controversial, ‘Save Mayowa Compaign fund’, for her treatment. If you recall, Mayowa’s story went viral, after popular actress Toyin Aimakhu, posted a video on social media,soliciting funds for her treatment.

Initially, funds were being raised for her to fly abroad but things went south when popular blogger, Linda Ikeji shared via her platform that the whole fundraising was a scam, a report that made the Nigerian Police Force to intervene and freeze Mayowa’s accounts until investigations were being carried out.

The accounts were later released after it was discovered that it was legit and not a scam.

Several social media users have accused Linda for being responsible for not letting Mayowa fly out on time. See some tweets below:

Credit:  36NG.

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