FG Mourns Death of Ag. Head Mission in Guinea-Bissau, Joy Momodu

FG Mourns Death of Ag. Head Mission in Guinea-Bissau, Joy Momodu

JOEL OLADELE, Abuja

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has announced the sudden demise of Acting Head of Mission (Chargé d’Affaires ad interim) at the Embassy of Nigeria in Guinea-Bissau, Zainab Joy Momodu.

In a statement signed Tuesday by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, he disclosed that Momodu passed on at the Military Hospital in Bissau on Monday, 7th July 2025, after a brief illness.

According to the statement, Momodu joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in the year 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,” Ebienfa stated.

The Ministry therefore extended its heartfelt condolences to her immediate family, colleagues and friends at this difficult time.

“We pray for the peaceful repose of her soul and for divine comfort all who mourn her,” the statement concluded.