Nigeria’s Head of Mission to Guinea-Bissau dies

Mrs Zainab Joy Momodu, Acting Head of Mission (Chargé d’Affaires ad interim) at the Embassy of Nigeria in Guinea-Bissau, is dead. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced her sudden demise in a statement by Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the spokesperson of the ministry, on Tuesday. The statement disclosed that Mrs Momodu passed on at the Military […]

Mrs Zainab Joy Momodu, Acting Head of Mission (Chargé d’Affaires ad interim) at the Embassy of Nigeria in Guinea-Bissau, is dead.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced her sudden demise in a statement by Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the spokesperson of the ministry, on Tuesday.

The statement disclosed that Mrs Momodu passed on at the Military Hospital in Bissau on Monday, 7th July 2025, after a brief illness.

Mrs. Momodu joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in 2010 and was a member of the 20th Regular Course of the Foreign Service Academy.

“As a hardworking and dedicated career diplomat, she served Nigeria with distinction, commitment and professionalism in different capacities.

“Her untimely death is indeed a great loss to the Ministry, the diplomatic community, and the nation at large,” the statement said.

The Ministry extended its condolences to her immediate family, colleagues and friends, praying for the peaceful repose of her soul and for divine comfort for all who mourn her.