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Former acting UN secretary-general missing, found dead in New York
A former Nigerian diplomat to the UN has been found dead three days after he was declared missing at Tuckahoe, New York, in the US.
Ejeviome Otobe was last seen June 15.
“The Tuckahoe police department regrets to inform members of the community that Ejeviome Otobo was located yesterday afternoon and is deceased.
“We would like to thank those of you who offered tips and tried to assist with the investigation. Our thoughts go out to the Otobo family during this difficult time,” the police announced on June 24.
Etobo served as the Director and Deputy Head, Peacebuilding Support Office at the United Nations headquarters in New York between December 2006 and October 2013.
He acted as the assistant secretary-general at the UN from February to August 2009.
He was also a non-resident senior fellow in peacebuilding and global economic policy at the Global Governance Institute in Brussels, Belgium.
He died at 70.
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