Adeniji-Adele, a former Lagos State Government official, relocated to the UK in 2024 following his retirement from public service. He previously worked as an information officer in several government agencies.
Shortly after returning to the UK, he reportedly secured employment as a support officer with Bushey Meadows Supported Living.
His lifeless body was discovered last Monday at his residence, Flat 6, 2A, Bruce Road, Barnet, London, after colleagues requested a welfare check when they were unable to reach him.
Reports indicate that Adeniji-Adele had previously lived in the UK before relocating to Nigeria in 2012. Upon his return, he worked as an information officer at the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender before being transferred to Gbagada General Hospital, where he eventually retired.
Friends said that after returning to Britain, he secured British passports for his children and was making arrangements to reunite with his wife and children in the UK before his death.
In an emotional tribute shared on Facebook, his widow, Kehinde, described him as a devoted husband who consistently put his family’s welfare first.
“Ademi, Okomi, Ololufe mi, I am writing this with a deep pain my heart. Thank you for being that husband that will give his last fight to make sure all goes well in the family, even though I misunderstood you then, now I understand better,” she wrote.
Recounting their final conversation, Kehinde said she last spoke with her husband on Sunday, a day before his death. According to her, they chatted for a while before he told her he was exhausted and wanted to sleep.
She said she promised to call him the following day but became concerned when he failed to answer her calls on Monday.
“He said he wanted to sleep. I said he shouldn’t worry that I would call him the following day. But when I called him the following day, which was Monday, he didn’t pick up. So, I assumed he hadn’t woken up or maybe he just wanted to take a nap.
“Around 3.15pm, I called him and someone picked but I heard a scream. Then, a white man answered the phone and asked me questions.
“The man asked for my husband’s name and I said it. He asked who I was, and I said I’m his wife. He asked me to call my number and I did. He then said I was truly his wife.
“He then announced the death of my husband to me on the phone. He explained what happened and how he was not seen in the office, before a welfare check was sent to his residence,” she recounted.
