Eldest son of legal icon, late Rotimi Williams, SAN, Ladi Williams, SAN, has died of Covid-19 complications at age 74.
His death was confirmed by his younger brother, Kayode Williams, who said his late brother died of COVID-19 complications.
He died around 3am at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos.
He said: “I just lost my elder brother, Ladi Williams, aged 74+, to Coronavirus. He passed on at 3am, this morning (Sunday).”
His son, Kunle Williams, also confirmed the incident, but added that his father was fully vaccinated, having taken the two doses of Astrazenaca vaccine.
Until his death, Williams was at loggerheads with his other three siblings over his late father’s estate.
The estate, said to be worth over N20 billion, was a subject of controversy among the siblings, who shuttled between courts up to the Court of Appeal.
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in its reaction to Ladi’s death through the National Publicity Secretary, Dr Rapulu Nduka said: “His death is a massive loss to the nation and the entire legal community. The life and success of the late Learned Silk, showed that the Children of great men can excel, leaving even greater legacies than those of their forebears. It’s really sad, but then we cannot question God. If the reports that his death stemmed from Covid-19 complications, then people need to be more careful.”
