BREAKING: Nsofor is dead, Nigeria mourns

Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor, is dead.

Amb. Nsofor, died at the age of 85, was a retired justice of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal.

He assumed office as Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States on November 13, 2017.

Nsofor succeeded Prof. Adebowale Adefuye, who died towards the end of his tenure as Nigeria’s ambassador to the US.

He died in a hospital in Maryland, United States.