Chief Ladi Williams, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and first son of late judiciary giant, Chief Rotimi Williams, has passed away at the age of 75.
The late lawyer was said to have died Sunday morning at the Saint Nicholas Hospital in Lagos.
According to reports he died from complications related to COVID-19.
“Just received the sad news this morning of the death of Ladi Williams. He was the first child of Chief Rotimi Williams. Apparently, he passed away this morning of Covid complications at St. Nicholas isolation hospital.
“May the Lord rest the dearly departed”, the source said.
However, one of Ladi’s son, Kunle Williams, confirmed the passing of the legal icon in his Facebook page, where he stated that his father died of COVID-19 despite taking the two jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine.
He said, “my father passed away this morning from COVID-19 despite being double vaccinated Oxford AstraZeneca”.
