Ladi Rotimi-Williams died of COVID-19 despite double vaccination — Son

Chief Ladi Rotimi-Williams, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has died of coronavirus despite him being double vaccinated with the Oxford AstraZeneca.

The legal luminary’s death was announced by his son through a post on his Facebook page.

According to the son, Kunle, his father died in the early hours of Sunday.

In the post, Kunle said; “My father passed away this morning from COVID despite being double vaccinated with Oxford AstraZeneca”.

Also confirming the death, his younger brother, Chief Kayode Rotimi-Williams, said; “I just lost my elder brother, Chief Ladi Rotimi-Williams (aged 74+) to Coronavirus. He passed on at 3am this morning,” he said.

Ladi was called to the Nigerian bar about 48 years ago and became a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 1995.

Ladi and his father (late Fredrick Rotimi) were the first father and son to become Senior Advocates of Nigeria.