Femi Rotifa

Oga Roti🥹

You left this world far too soon, but the memories will remain forever in my heart. Your kindness, laughter, and beautiful presence will never be forgotten.

Rest peacefully, my chief
You will be deeply missed and forever remembered. 🕊️

Thank you for everything 🙏

My chief
After one year, i keep hoping this was just a horrible nightmare i could wake up from, every new month, still keep wishing to see your new month message, the impact you made even in such a short while is enormous to last a lifetime............i miss you a whole lot, and i really don't know when I'll be able to come to terms that you're no longer here.............keep resting my chief❤

Femi boo,

One year later and we’re still not able to make any sense of this loss. Like how is it possible you’re gone? You should be running around doing something or the other as usual as you no dey stay one place. You should be gracing global stages - you were made for that! Mehn, death is a cold, hardened thief!

You are sorely missed, Femi. And you are very deeply loved. I hope from where you are, you can see how many lives you impacted and how many hearts are forever broken by your untimely demise.

I hope you are happy and at peace wherever you are, Femi. It won’t ease the pain for us but it would, perhaps, make up for the closure we still do not have.

Continue to rest with the angels dear, and may God continue to comfort your family and friends. I love you, Femi boo.

I've always known loss is one of the deepest hurts a person can experience, but I'd never truly understood it until 1:35am, 1st September, 2025, when I received the news of your death. It's hard to describe the feeling; it's like this deep ache coming from an ulcer in my soul. A vacuum that nature abhors but is unable to get rid of, so it punishes me for it with pain.

You were my first friend in Med School; two people that were functionally opposites, but attracted firmly. Went on to become a main character in my life for a decade. The ritual 1am to 5am phone call every new year, talking about that same stuff every time. Making you buy Samsung devices. My inbox is still riddled with messages from you with variations of "Guy sign for me" and "They are about to start sharing food". I can't even mention everything we got up to because there isn't enough space. You were the first or second person I told everything to. There's barely a memory I have that doesn't have you somehow involved in it.

I wish I could've been there to join you in whining death to say it didn't find you; we were always better as a team. I wish I could've said goodbye. I feel helpless that I couldn't do for you what I do for strangers daily. I feel confused because I don't have a clear explanation of what happened. I can't blame a car, a person, or even Nigeria for this; my frustrations are just heaping on me.

We missed you at Okpulor and Grace's wedding. Guy, you were supposed to be my best man, and we were all supposed to go on to leave Corne as the only single one remaining... (still the plan, but it's not the same without you).

You will always be in my heart. I have so many questions for when I see you, but until then, stay jiggy wherever you are, my friend.

Femi, you were such a beautiful person to me. My walls were not enough to keep you out. Thank you for an irreplaceable friendship. You’re sorely missed.

No words man. Not sure I'll be able to properly phrase the pain this caused. Remembering how you were always down for others, I still wish you gave us a chance to fight for your stay. Perhaps, we would have found consolation in the fact that we tried our best for you. Everything happened so fast, your death was way too swift man.
I wish you gave us a chance Femi. Your stay here was brief but meaningful.
I pray that the STARS CONTINUE GUIDING YOU HOME.
You're forever in our heart.❤️

Keep resting mentor. I know you have found peace.

Femi, one year has passed, but I still find it hard to believe you’re no longer here. You were more than just a friend to me; you were someone whose presence brought joy, comfort, and beautiful memories into my life.

I’m grateful for every moment we shared. Your place in my heart remains, and nothing can take away the memories we made.

One year later, I still miss you, I still remember you, and I will always cherish what you meant to me. Rest peacefully, Femi. You will never be forgotten. 🕊️

E still no make sense that you died. We had so much to do. We had a lot of living to do. The only one who annoyingly bypasses my 10pm DND to talk about nothing in particular. No random "O boy I dey your estate gate, talk to the security" or "Guy, e dey rain, I dey come pick you".
No deals to run again. No exams to prepare again together. No nightlife again or random political moves. No random detours on movements.
We be dey finalise our NGO stuff. Or the fambam summer vacation?
Okay okay, what about the world cup plans? So will we still do that?

Guy, I remember Kogi... I do not even understand why I was in Kogi for two weeks, if not you dragging me there.

Yeah, I was recently playing Chike's album and interpreting for someone special and it hit me- This is what this boy sometimes calls me by 11pm to ask.

Guy, every type of your car driving towards me reminds me of you. Every "what's the way forward" or "Let's draw a plan/timetable "

There's no closure, no healing. It remains a very sad day and moment to be relived each time sporadically.

Sometimes, i just wish Ugwe was a liar ... but you and I know/knew the young man is no liar... So that midnight call still remains the heaviest call I have answered.

I am about to commit to some very serious aspect of my life .. we would have talked about it and I know say you for carry am for head.

Well, they ask Death where is thy sting?? Bro! I'm forever stung.

You dey miss!

I miss you Femi.... And I'm f-ing furious about that.

Rotifa, I still haven’t come to terms with losing you. It still feels unreal. I miss you so much it hurts bad.
I still imagine what you’d say in different situations and how you’d easily just drop new slangs. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, we were supposed to have plans, go to Qatar, and tour the world. You were supposed to witness Arsenal win the Premier league and experience the small wins with us, like me driving, Okpulor getting married, some of your guys falling in love, and others learning french. I know you’d have teased and yabbed every single one of us.
Fambam meetings aren't the same anymore. We miss the endless banter, hearing about what’s new, discussing politics, those unwarranted slangs, and how you were always yabbing each of us.
I want to believe you are in a better place. Everything reminds me of you- Olamide’s old music, Adekunle’s Ariwo Ko and you always asking me the meaning of empty barrel lo ma pariwo. I still think of you whenever I'm preparing for exams, making endless meaningless mnemonics, and always saying "there is still time" even at the very last minute.
You were always eager to help junior colleagues and went out of your way for your friends. You were a real one, and we still remember, I mean how could we ever forget? You were so eager to carry everyone along, you shone in every space you stepped into, and you carried every responsibility with grace.
It’s no wonder September 1st, 2025, was such a grim day.
I miss you so much Rotifa. I really do hope you are resting, because knowing you, you’d definitely be up and about either cracking jokes or looking for the next thing to get involved in. Keep lighting up the other side, till we meet to banter again….🕊️

I miss you man everyday , i always think of the time spent and the special events missed . So i got married to the love of my life and chisom also got married too. We are all good and still pursuing the dream. We'll see some day to celebrate eternity together. Rest on brother