By Biola Lawal
Lagos (Flowerbudnews): The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has expressed sympathy with the family of Bisiriyu Olaoye, a veteran journalist and an Editor with the Champion Newspapers who died two days ago.
In a condolence message issued on Friday by the Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC also condoled with the management and staff the Champion newspaper and members of the National Union of Journalists.
The Muslim group described the death of Bisiriyu as a huge loss.
(Bisiriyu Olaeye, a native of Ede, Osun State and also an old student of Ede Muslim Grammar School, EMGS)
“We grieve over the loss of a companion,” MURIC said. “Bisiriyu was not just any journalist. He was a friend and a companion. He was a loving family man. He was warm, candid and hardworking. He added a human face to everything he touched. Bisiriyu was a humanist.
“We share the pain of this loss with the management and staff of the Champion. We urge them to continue to work ‘For a Better Society’ as usual in order to give Bisiriyu a befitting legacy.
“By the same token, we commiserate with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and both the nuclear and extended family of the deceased.
“May Allah forgive Bisiriyu Olaoye. May He in His Infinite Mercy have mercy on him and repose his soul in Al-Jannah Firdaus. May his family and assiciates be granted the fortitude to bear the loss,” MURIC stated
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