At least 56 dead people of Nigerian descent reportedly left unclaimed estates in the United Kingdom, according to data published by the UK government.
One of the oldest identified Nigerians, identified as Mark N’wogo, died on December 9, 1992, in Surrey, United Kingdom, but the assets he left behind have gone unclaimed for nearly 30 years, which means that his properties would be surrendered to the British government by December 2022.
According to a BusinessDay examination of UK government data from the list of unclaimed estates held by the Treasury Solicitor and last updated on September 8, 2022, N’wogo is one of 56 Nigerians officially recorded to have died in the UK in the last 30 years with assets still unclaimed.
The values of these estates are not published; instead, only information about their deceased owners is available.
Credit: Daily Times Nigeria