Former Director-General of the Nigeria Law School, Dr. Kole Abayomi, has died in the United Kingdom after contracting Coronavirus Disease.
The Secretary of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Seyi Sowemimo, disclosed in a statement on Thursday.
Sowemimo said Abayomi died on April 3.
He said: “The BOSAN Secretariat wishes to announce the death of Dr Koleade A. Abayomi SAN, OON, who died in the early hours of today, 2nd of April, 2020 in London.
“We deeply mourn the sad loss of our departed colleague and pray that the Almighty God grant his family the fortitude to bear the loss.”
Abayomi was born on August 20, 1940.
He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1966 and admitted to the Inner Bar in 2005.
He taught at the Nigerian Law School and rose to the position of Director General in November 2004.
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