AKA

AKA – Kiernan Jarryd Forbes – has been laid to rest in a funeral service on Saturday.
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WATCH: Heartbreaking scenes from AKA’s funeral

Friends and family bid a final farewell to South African rapper AKA -Kiernan Jarryd Forbes – at his funeral service on Saturday…

AKA

AKA – Kiernan Jarryd Forbes – has been laid to rest in a funeral service on Saturday.
Images via Twitter

Despite the public and media being barred from attending the private funeral service of AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, pictures and clips from the sombre occasion found its way on social media…

The rapper was laid to rest on Saturday, 18 February, just over a week after he was gunned down outside a Florida Road hotspot in Durban.

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FRIENDS AND FAMILY SAY FINAL GOODBYE TO AKA

In scenes from West Park Cemetry in Johannesburg, the family of AKA said their final goodbyes as his coffin was lowered into the ground.

According to SABC, the 35-year-old is buried at Heroes Acre amongst celebrities like Hugh Masekela and Joe Mafela.

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The rapper’s nearest and dearest attended the intimate ceremony. They included his parents, Lynn and Tony Forbes, brother Steffan Forbes, girlfriend Nadia Nadia, and only child Kairo Forbes.

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TEBELLO TIBZ MOTSOANE ALSO LAID TO REST

Meanwhile, across town, the body of AKA’s close friend Tebello Tibz Motsoane was also laid to rest at a funeral on the same day.

Tibz died alongside the rapper after an unknown gunman opened fire on the group of friends.

In heartbreaking footage leaked by a CCTV camera, Tibz and AKA embraced seconds before the tragedy occurred.