Nigerian Ambassador To U.S, Prof. Ade Adefuye Is Dead
28 August 2015 |
3:24 am
Nigeria’s Ambassador and Head of Missions in the United States of America, Prof. Ade Adefuye is dead. He died on Thursday in a hospital in Washington, DC according to report.
Adefuye. Photo credit informationng
Nigeria’s Ambassador and Head of Missions in the United States of America, Prof. Ade Adefuye is dead. He died on Thursday in a hospital in Washington, DC according to reports.
Since March 2010, Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye a former history professor has been the ambassador from Nigeria to the United States, who has helped persuade the U.S. to remove this country from the government’s “country of interest” terrorism watch list.
Nigeria was placed on the list following the December 25, 2009, incident when Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight headed from Amsterdam to Detroit.
More details surrounding his death soon.
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10 Comments
May God console his family and the entire country at this time of great loss. Prof. Adieu!
Totally shocked and still in disbelief. May the Lord Almighty be sufficient to his family at this and every other hour.
Death is inevitable to all beings.As you are mourning someone”s death,you are equally mourning yourself.Hope people should realise this,& do the right thing with the fear of God.Judgement day is coming.Repent now.
RIP
Ugh! May God grant him eternal rest and give his immediate family, friends and loved ones the fortitude to bear his loss. Lord have mercy!
May his Honorable Spirit rest with God in perfect peace!
An outstanding Ambassador. May his soul rest in peace.
RIP Ambassador May God grant you peace and blessings
Rest in peace.
They killed him just because he let the whole world knew that we cannot get arms from the yankees to quell bokoharam.
May his soul rest in peace. Family members, please console yourselves with the words of the Lord.
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