Nigeria, June 8 -- The Venerable Emmanuel Olorunmola Ajayi, a retired Archdeacon of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has died at the age of 86 after a ministry spanning 41 years across multiple dioceses.

He passed away on Thursday, 4 June 2026, at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, in Kogi State.

His son, Omeiza Ajayi, confirmed the death in a statement issued on Monday. He described his father as a man who "did not retreat" or "surrender," but "completed his assignment and went home as a soldier goes home after a long and honourable campaign, with nothing left undone and nothing left unsaid."

Ajayi's ministry began in Lagos and later took him across several regions, including Zambia, Kwara, Ondo, and Kogi States. Over t...