A Nigerian master’s degree graduate, Hammed, has passed away in the United Kingdom, just one year after traveling there to further his education.
Hammed, 36, from Ayete in Oyo State, held a Master’s degree in Business and Management from the University of Plymouth. According to organisers of a GoFundMe appeal, his health deteriorated suddenly due to advanced cancer, despite his efforts to complete his programme.
A GoFundMe campaign, initially set up to support his medical care, was updated after his passing to raise funds for his burial in the UK. The organisers, Mariam Ajibola and Mohammed Chaanda, described Hammed as the last born in a family of four, “the joyful heart of his home,” cheerful, friendly, and deeply committed to others.
Attempts to fly him back to Nigeria so he could spend his final moments with family were unsuccessful, as doctors deemed him medically unfit to travel. With repatriation impossible, the appeal sought support to ensure he received a dignified burial abroad.
The campaign successfully met its goal by November 23, providing some relief to his grieving family.
Hammed’s passing comes just days after the death of another Nigerian in the UK, Chiowa Obeigbe, whose body was found in Gloucester several days after he was suspected to have passed away.
