AIT’s Gbenga Aruleba Loses 13-Year Old Daughter, Plus The Bond Between Late Child And Dad, By Lara Wise

It is so sad to report that  AIT Staff Gbenga Aruleba just lost his last daughter, Rereoluwa. Saturday was her 13th birthday and she died on Sunday. In 2015, Gbenga and Rereoluwa made the headlines when we saw him blow drying her hair .

It was a happy feat that those we saw father and daughter today said a lot of wonderful things about them. The heartbroken father was the one who announced the passing away of his little princess.

The Bond between Rereloluwa and Dad, by Lara Wise, Aruleba’s Colleague and close pal at AIT.

We called her his girlfriend. As far as we were concerned, Mummy Tobi is the older wife while ‘Rerestic’ was the second. 

She it was who would call to ask if daddy had eaten. 

She it was who always made Gbenga break out in uncontrolled laughter. 

She would buzz her dad, he would call her back and she would go “daddy, did you flash me?” and Gbenga would burst out laughing, saying, ” Can you imagine Rere? “.

Rere would call her dad to report ” wife number one” that she wasn’t given noodles. 

Rere it was who would take over her dad’s bed, displacing “wife number one” anytime her dad was around. 

Gbenga called her his guardian Angel, and, oh she was 

Overly playful. 

Infectious smile 

Deep laughter 

Lover of babies 

Active in Sunday school class 

Rere was not an ordinary child… She was just 13 and she passed on a few hours after her 13th birthday…. She wasn’t an ordinary child.