Mr Bashir Musa,Nigeria ambassador to switzerland is dead.
Mrs Fidelia Njeze, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the country
confirmed the development in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)
on Thursday in London.
She added that a condolence register had been opened at the
embassy. “Members of the Nigerian community have been here on condolence as
well as the diplomatic corps and the Swiss government.”
NAN reports that plans are under way to take his remains
home.Musa, who was appointed ambassador in 2012, had previously worked at the
Nigerian High Commission in London.
Reacting to the news onewsf his demise, his colleagues described
him as a fine diplomat.
Mr Olayinka Aje, the Head of Protocol, at the commission said:
“He was hardworking, amiable and very reliable, we joined the foreign service
together and I have known him for 30 years”.
Similarly Mr Tajudeen Adeniyi, Special Assistant to
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the UK, expressed shock at the news.
“He was a perfect gentleman, I met him in 1992 and we have
maintained a cordial relationship since then. May his soul rest In peace, I
also wish the family the fortitude to bear the loss.”
This is a sad loss,may is gentle soul,rest in peace…
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