A top senior advocate of Nigeria and son of legal luminary, Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams (Ladi) has just lost the battle to complications arising from COVID-19.

Ladi Williams, SAN, reportedly passed away at about 3 am on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at St Nicholas Hospital, Lagos.

Aged 74, the septuagenarian didn’t make it from the Covid-19 attack despite being vaccinated.

His death was confirmed by his younger brother, Chief Kayode Rotimi-Williams, also a lawyer.

According to him, “I just lost my elder brother, Chief Ladi Rotimi Williams (aged 74+) to Coronavirus. He passed on at 3am this morning.”

Details of his burial were yet to be announced at the time of writing this.