By Hamilton Nwosa(Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and data tracking desk)
The dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has reportedly claimed the life of an eminent corporate Nigerian titan, and notable automobile businessman, Sir Willie Anumudu.Sir Anumudu is one of the biggest corporate personalities in Nigeria’s automobile business, and chairman of Globe Motors .
Inside details just reaching The New Diplomat reveal that the automobile mogul sadly lost his fight against the dreaded covid-19 ailment. Curiously, while the late Anumudu was battling with health challenges, his wife, Nkiru, a Lagos socialite was still in London. She reportedly attended the 80th birthday party held in honour of Justice George Oguntade, Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the UK in London earlier this year.
Recall that there has been concerns about those who attended the birthday as two persons who reportedly attended were said to have died of complications arising from the dreaded ailment. Former Ogun State Governor, and one of Nigeria’s most iconic veteran journalists, Chief Segun Osaba had confirmed the two persons death in a response to media inquiries earlier this year.
The news of Anumudu’s death, which was broken by an Igbo online forum, comes shortly after the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.
With this latest development, the COVID-19 death toll in the country has risen again.
