Nigeria’s Ambassador to France, Kayode Laro has died at the age of 63.
His death was announced in a statement on Friday night of August 11, 2023, by Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq.
The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, described the death of Laro as shocking and devastating.
AbdulRazaq in the statement said 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.
“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 accounts of the deceased, admit him to Al-jannah Firdaus, and ease the affairs of everyone that inherits his fine legacy”, the statement read.
Laro was one-time a Nigerian diplomat and the Consul General of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Atlanta Consulate, United States.
Prior to his arrival in Atlanta in February 2017, Laro was a Director in the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria.
He holds a Master’s degree in Planning from the United Nations Institute for Development and Planning in Dakar, Senegal after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria in 1980.
