According to family sources, the ex-Senator's mum, who is widely referred to as Iya Lati, breathed her last in the early hours of Saturday, June 3, 2017.

The remains of the late mother of the politician is scheduled for burial in Lagos on Saturday, June 3, 2017 according to Islamic rites.

She is survived by children, one of whom is Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.

Sources close to the politician noted that he has been thrown into a state of mourning as politicians, friends and family have been thronging his home to pay condolence visits.

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