A Nigerian woman, Oluranti Akinyemi, has died in United Kingdom where she went to attend her son’s graduation ceremony.
Akinyemi died of suspected heart attack 20 hours after arriving UK from Nigeria, according to the account one Adekunle Ogundana gave on JustGiving in a bid to raise £20,000 to repatriate her remains to Nigeria and cover related expenses.
As of Wednesday, £2,087 had been raised from 97 donors.
“Help us bring our sister, mother, friend and beloved home, Mrs Oluranti Olufunmilayo Esther Akinyemi (née Oluwalana/Ogundana),” Ogundana wrote in the appeal where he revealed circumstances surrounding her demise.
“She suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in the middle of the night and was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital. After three days on life support, she was declared clinically dead,” the statement read.
Reported to be a mother of four late Akinyemi reportedly got to the UK on February 11 for a graduation scheduled for February 18 and less than 24 hours after suffered cardiac arrest and remained in a coma for three days before she was confirmed dead on February 14, 2026.
