Coronavirus: Nigerian restaurant owner in New York Jonathan Adewunmi dies of disease

– Jonathan Adewunmi, a Nigerian restaurant owner in New York, has died of COVID-19

– Adewunmi was the owner of Amarachi restaurant in Brooklyn

– The deceased was a pillar of New York’s African community.

A Nigerian restaurant owner in New York, Jonathan Adewunmi, has died of COVID-19 complications. Adewunmi, who owned Amarachi restaurant in Brooklyn, was a pillar of New York’s African community, LailasNews reports. that he helped create a unique space for people to congregate while enjoying good food and hospitality. Adewunmi, who was referred to as Uncle Jonathan, was a mentor to young people following in his footsteps. Meanwhile,it had been previously reported that the chairman of the defunct Sosoliso Airlines, Victor Ikwuemesi, died of coronavirus in London, a close friend of the family has disclosed on Tuesday, April 14. Ikwuemesi was admitted in a London hospital for an undisclosed illness, and later tested positive for coronavirus in the hospital. A close friend of the deceased’s son identified as Ikechi Uko confirmed the death of the businessman. He described the death of the airline chief as very sad. A family source said Ikwuemesi was in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on oxygen since he arrived in a hospital in London. The source said: “But, when the oxygen was removed for him to eat he couldn’t breathe on his own. So they put him on a ventilator and he died shortly after.”