AKA has finally been laid to rest in a private provincial funeral in Johannesburg.
The family buried the slain rapper in a private ceremony held on Saturday February 18, 2023, after a memorial service which was attended by members of the public.
Fans were stunned by AKA’s funeral procession which was made up of high-end BMWs vehicles.
The procession left AKA’s house and drove to the Westpark cemetery where the rapper’s remains were interred.
AKA has been laid to rest in a private provincial funeral in Johannesburg. #AKAFuneral 🙏🏾
pic.twitter.com/Gx2DBsIk5M— Adam Maina ™ (@AdamMaina_) February 18, 2023
Brief prayers were conducted at the cemetery before family, relatives and friends bid their final goodbye to AKA.
AKA's family arrives at Westpark cemetery. pic.twitter.com/kldGX21B16
— Penwell Dlamini (@penwelld) February 18, 2023
The body was lowered into the grave and one by one family members took turns to throw a handful of soil into the rapper’s final resting place.
Kiernan AKA Forbes popularly has been laid to rest at the Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg#RIPAKA#AKAFuneral #AKAMemorial pic.twitter.com/7quW6BTrDo
— News Live SA (@newslivesa) February 18, 2023
AKA’s daughter Kairo was composed as she bid her late dad the final goodbye. The girl was inconsolable during her father’s memorial service.
Kairo and her family saying goodbye to her Daddy AKA 😪😪😪🙏🙏. pic.twitter.com/iu0tLfls9j
— Judaeda Blanco (@Judaeda3) February 18, 2023
After all was done and dusted, AKA’s final resting place remained glittering with a custom granite gravestone which bears his name, photo and the words written ”Long live supamega, live long’.
