A former Lagos civil servant found dead at his London home
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Prince Adeoba Adeniji-Adele, 62, a Nigerian-British former Lagos civil servant, was found dead at his London home after a welfare check requested by his colleagues. British authorities have reportedly opened an investigation into the circumstances of his death, according to his childhood friend Abayomi Ishola, who was reached by telephone.
Colleagues of Prince Adeoba Adeniji-Adele, a 62-year-old Nigerian and British citizen, requested a welfare check when they could not reach him. He was found dead last Monday at his home in Barnet, north London, according to the Daily Post. He had worked with those colleagues at Bushey Meadows Supported Living, where he was a support officer. His childhood friend Abayomi Ishola confirmed the death to the Daily Post by telephone.
After living in the United Kingdom, he moved to Nigeria in 2012 as an information officer in the office of the Public Defender of Lagos State. He was later assigned to Gbagada General Hospital, where he retired. He had returned to the United Kingdom in 2024, after roughly ten years in Lagos.
According to Abayomi Ishola, he was the father of four children, including twins. He had obtained British passports for his children and was preparing for his wife and children to join him in the United Kingdom at the time of his death. He had also sent money for his mother’s 90th birthday in Nigeria. His wife, Kehinde, paid tribute to him on Facebook, describing him as a devoted husband.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer, he had been treated about two months before his death and had returned to work, according to his friend. British authorities have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the death, the Daily Post reports.
