By Matthew Tabe
A serving ambassador of Nigeria to Spain, Mr. Demola Seriki is dead. He died at the age of 63.
He died in Madrid, Spain, according to a statement issued and signed by his children. The statement reads:
“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.
The late ambassador was born on November 30, 1959.
He served until his death as the Nigerian ambassador to Spain, a position he assumed in January 2021, with concurrent accreditation as a permanent representative of Nigeria to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.
He previously served as Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence.