A Nigerian man, Saheed Wahab, reportedly died a day after relocating to the United Kingdom for his master’s degree.
Wahab, who arrived at Teesside
University, UK, as a student on January 15, 2024, to start his programme
reportedly died on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
The death was confirmed in a
statement released by the Nigerians in the UK Community and posted on the
group’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle.
The statement partly read, “Following
the sad news we received regarding the death of Mr Saheed Wahab, a student at
Teesside University who died a day after arriving in the United Kingdom from
Nigeria.
“He was here to start an MSc
qualification, but unfortunately he died on Tuesday (16th January) afternoon in
Teesside.
“May Almighty Allah forgive his
sins and accept his return.”
The community noted that it has
reached out to the family of the deceased for burial arrangements.
The statement noted, “We have
reached out to his wife and family members in Nigeria, and they’ve given us
permission to act on their behalf and arrange a funeral service for him here in
the United Kingdom.
“We’ve also been able to
contact the coroner where his remains is.”
Following his death, his
Janazah (funeral) arrangement has been scheduled
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