Nigeria’s Ambassador to France, Mr Kayode Laro, is dead, Kwara State governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, announced in a statement on Friday night.
AbdulRazaq, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, described the death of Laro as shocking and devastating, praying to Almighty Allah to forgive him and grant him al-jannah Firdaus.
The governor said in a statement on Friday night that the death of the top diplomat was one sad event too many, and urged the family to find comfort in his legacies as a statesman and his contributions to human capital development in Nigeria and Kwara State in particular.
He said, “On behalf of the government and people of our state, the governor sends his heartfelt commiserations to the Federal Government of Nigeria, the diplomatic community where he was a top player till his death, the Ilorin Emirate as a whole, and his immediate and extended family.
“The governor beseeches Almighty Allah to ease the…