The family of Dr Emmanuel Aiyejina, his wife, Barrister Helen Aiyejina, and their daughter, Deborah, who died in a fatal road accident along the Abuja-Lokoja highway, will hold their funeral rites on November 21 and 22, 2026.
The funeral arrangements are expected to bring together relatives, friends, colleagues and sympathisers to bid farewell to the three members of the family whose deaths in the same accident sent shockwaves through their community.
The tragedy occurred on October 19, when the family was reportedly travelling along the Abuja-Lokoja highway.
Dr Emmanuel Aiyejina, his wife, Helen Aiyejina, a Lawyer, and their daughter, Deborah Aiyejina, aged 12, were killed on October 19, 2026, in the accident which took place along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway. They were on their way back to Abuja when they met their death.
Another report said Dr Aiyejina, his wife and their daughter were said to have been on their way to Benin, Edo State, for their daughter’s graduation ceremony.
The trip, which was meant to be a joyous family celebration, ended in tragedy as all three reportedly lost their lives in the crash.
Their daughter, Deborah, was reportedly graduating as the best medical student, making the circumstances of the family’s death particularly heartbreaking.
The circumstances under which the accident happened are not known, but friends and family are traumatised over the death of the couple they described “as cherished family members, respected professionals and their daughter whose lives brought joy home and light to all who knew them”.
News of their deaths was announced on social media by Emmanuel Ogbofa Harrison on October 28, triggering an outpouring of condolences and tributes.
In the death announcement, the family described the trio as cherished family members and respected professionals whose lives brought joy, hope and light to those who knew them.
The two-day funeral programme scheduled for November 21 and 22 will provide an opportunity for loved ones to pay their final respects to the deceased.
The deaths of the doctor, his lawyer wife and daughter have left family members, friends and associates mourning the devastating loss.