The government of the United Kingdom has released a list of unclaimed estates and the names of people believed to be the owners, which include 58 Nigerians who passed away in the UK, leaving behind their estates.
These estates, termed “Bona Vacantia”, remain unclaimed and have become the property of the Crown.
The list includes the names, dates of birth and death, places of death, and marital status of the deceased individuals.
The UK government, via its website, stated that the list is updated every working day, noting that newly advertised estates appear at the top of the list.
“If you are looking for a particular estate, you can search by using Ctrl-F in your browser, text editor or spreadsheet application.
“The list is updated every working day and newly advertised estates appear at the top of the list. After one day of publication, new estates drop into the rest of the list in alphabetical order.
“Any estates where the Bona Vacantia division (BVD) no longer has an interest, for example, when a claim to an estate has been admitted, will be removed daily. Estates where the 30 year time limit from the date of death has expired are also removed.
“BVD provides as much genealogical information as it holds on its files, subject to its obligations under the Data Protection Act and any other legal requirements. If a field is blank then BVD either do not hold the information or it may only be held in paper files stored off-site.”
The list includes the names, dates of birth and death, and places of death of the individuals.
Here is the full list of the 58 Nigerians with unclaimed estates in the UK:
1 Arbel Aai’Lotta’Qua Abouarh Nigeria 5/2/1998 Chiswick London W4 Widower BV984930/1
2 Adenike Adebiyi Nigeria Unknown Hackney London N1 Spinster BV21003032/1
3 Akanni Jeremiah Adejumo Nigeria 31/03/2017 Muswell Hill London N10 Unknown BV21711076/1
4 Solomon Adekanmibi Nigeria 31/01/2021 Colchester Essex Unknown BV22207473/1
5 Ganiyu Akambi Aderinto Not specified 20/07/2016 Archway London N19 Unknown BV21808132/1
6 Richard Adesanya Nigeria 20/07/2016 Hackney London E9 Unknown BV21808132/1
7 Jeff Adhekeh Nigeria Unspecified South Kensington London SW7 Unknown BV22107842/1
8 Isaac Ademola Adio Nigeria 17/08/2012 Harrow Middlesex Bachelor BV21304418/1
9 Julius Ajidahuan Nigeria Unspecified Ilford Essex Bachelor BV2097929/1
10 Julius Taiwo Akinyeye Ondo, Nigeria 19/07/1995 Derby Derbyshire Unknown BV960071/1
11 Charles Ayodele Aliu Nigeria 31/03/2011 Solihull West Midlands Bachelor BV21213206/1
12 Peter Ifeanyi Arinze Nigeria 23/03/2000 Camberwell London SE5 Bachelor BV2026061/1
13 Folayele Festus Awosika Nigeria 1/3/2001 Hammersmith London W6 Unknown BV2037690/1
14 Olajide Ayinde Nigeria 25/04/1997 Hackney London E9 Bachelor BV974293/1
15 Matthew Balogun Nigeria 31/12/2005 Clapham London SW4 Bachelor BV2084437/1
16 Henry Banjoko Nigeria Unknown Hampstead London NW3 Bachelor BV2074183/1
17 John Olaolu Bankole Ibadan, Nigeria 27/04/2010 London EC1V Husband BV21105049/1
18 Tessi Bello Nigeria 15/10/2003 Camden London NW3 Bachelor BV2051782/1
19 Peter Benson Nigeria 1/2/2019 Stratford London E15 Unknown BV21918199/1
20 Paul Benard Lagos, Nigeria Unknown Camden London NW1 Widower BV2087609/1
21 Eugene Bucknor Nigeria 2/3/2021 Brockley London SE4 Bachelor BV22108784/1
22 Samuel Emeka Chude Nigeria Unspecified Birmingham Unknown BV21201209/1
23 Nathaniel Davies Nigeria 7/4/2010 Clapton London E5 Bachelor BV21211255/1
24 Charles Dixon Nigeria 4/8/2018 Basingstoke Hampshire Unknown BV21817506/1
25 Enwukwe Graham Kwedi Ede Nigeria 6/1/2011 Lambeth London SE1 Unknown BV21106358/1
26 Sunny Eyo Edem Calabar, Nigeria 16/09/2011 Ilford Essex Widow BV21114789/1