Dimeji Bankole, former House of RepresentativesSpeaker has lost his seven-year-old daughter, Yewande Semiat, to sickle cell disease.
According to the family, she died in a London hospital on Wednesday, October 1st. The family made this known in a statement released today.
It reads thus: “With gratitude to Almighty Allah and with heavy hearts we announce the demise of our daughter Yewande Semiat Bankole aged seven years at a London hospital.
“Yewande is the granddaughter of Chief Alani Suara Bankole and the daughter of Rt Hon. Dimeji Sabur Bankole. Yewande was born with HbSS Sickle cell disease. She was a radiant girl who struggled with the disease. “We originally managed her condition at a Lagos hospital but later she was transferred to a London hospital.
Sadly we lost her at 10.30pm on Wednesday October 1st, 2014.
Her remains will be buried according to Islamic rites. “We wish to thank you for your prayers and support at this very trying time. May Almighty Allah make our affairs easy.”

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So sorry. Death is an inevitable end. Pls accept my condolences Mr Speaker Emeritus

Accept my condolence my Hon BankOle

Chai! What a painful situation. May God grant the family the fortitude to bear the lose.

rip to th dead

Eh ya! It's so painful to lose a child. My sincere condolence; RIP to the dead

RIP to the dead, Hayeah he could have done a bone marrow transplant for her it costs N5Million

Too sad.May God Almighty console the family.

May her young soul rest in peace. Just a simple test before marriage would have saved the innocent soul all the pain she went through in the last seven years. Please friends,sentiments apart,endeavour to know ur intended partner's genotype before marriage

Always a price to pay when yu cheat ppl

So sad. Death knows no boundary.
Whether rich or poor, old or young, good or bad, APC or PDP, intelligent or Jonathan you'll surely die.

As usual they die in london.