Sylvanus Nsofor, Nigeria’s Ambassador To US, Is Dead
Nigeria’s outgoing Ambassador to the United States, Justice Sylvanus Nsofor, is dead. His death was announced in a statement today by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu.
The 85-year-old diplomat was said to have died yesterday night at a hospital in Maryland in the US.
The retired justice of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal,Nsofor, who assumed office as the ambassador to the US on November 13, 2017, succeeded Professor Adebowale Adefuye who also died towards the end of his tenure as Nigeria's ambassador to The US..
President Buhari characterized the late envoy as “an outstanding judge of rare courage and truth who is not afraid to give justice to whom justice is due”.The President said the country would miss him because he was a man of impeccable character. He, therefore, directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work with Justice Nsofor’s family on the burial arrangements.
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