Michael Anyiam-Osigwe, the executive director of
Anyiam-Osigwe Group, died in Lagos Sunday afternoon after failing to
recover from bullet wounds suffered in a gun attack. The
multi-millionaire businessman, who was in his 50s, was on his way to an
engagement in Nkwerre, his home town in Imo State, when suspected armed robbers
attacked his car between Okada and Benin, Edo state.
TheCable reports he
was initially thought to be dead, but doctors at EKO hospital in Lagos battled
for hours to save his life on Sunday. Plans
had been concluded to fly him abroad if his condition stabilized, but he
finally died.
An
official statement from the family, signed by his brother, Charles, confirmed
the tragedy.
The Anyiam-Osigwe Group is the parent company of
Nuel Energy Limited and PSTI Oil and Gas Limited which are big players in the
oil industry in Nigeria and several African countries.
Michael was the co-ordinator of the
Anyiam-Osigwe Group and secretary to the Supervisory Board. He studied economics and had a master’s degree in
social anthropology and ethnomusicology from Goldsmiths College, University of
London.
He was a member of the International Bunker Industry
Association (IBIA), was chairman of Imo cooperative Thrift and Loans Union and
honorary consul-general of the Malawi to Nigeria.
Commenting on his role as Malawi’s honorary
consul-general to Nigeria in an interview with TheCable in June, he said: “We are exploring ways to
activate a bilateral air services agreement between Malawi and Nigeria to
facilitate the movement of people and goods between the two
countries. Also there is an investment forum that is being planned that
is targeted at attracting Nigerian investors.
“The proposed forum would be facilitated with the
Nigerian mission in Malawi and related agencies. The Malawian agency charged
with attracting investments into Malawi is a well organised agency and
will serve as a valuable resource in ensuring the success of the forum.”
The father, Emmanuel Onyechere Osigwe
Anyiam-Osigwe, was one of the first Nigerian investors in the oil sector.
The Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation holds an annual
memorial lecture in honour of their father.
He is survived by his wife and five children as well
as his 85-year-old mother, six brothers and a sister. The sister,
Peace, organises the annual Africa Movie Academy Awards.
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