Just in: Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, dies

Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, is dead. The Lagos politician who was a former Minister of State for Defence, was said  to have died in Madrid, Spain. He was aged 63.

His death was announced in a notice signed by his children on Thursday. The notice said that he died in Madrid, Spain in the early hours of the day.

“It is with heavy hearts and profound gratitude to Almighty Allah that we announce the loss of our much-loved and admired patriarch, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, His Excellency, Ambassador Demola Seriki, on December 15, 2022.

“He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in Madrid, Spain,” the notice said.