Nigerian Transgender Tragically Drowns In Lagos Beach
A popular Nigerian transgender model, Fola Francis is dead.
The fashion designer and LGBT activist reportedly drowned on 20th December, 2023, at IIashe beach in Lagos.
A freelance journalist, Vincent Desmond, confirmed the sad incident in a statement on Friday, December 22.
He said: “Fola Francis was a beacon of hope and a light to us and a lot of other people. We are deeply hurt by her passing.
“There will be a memorial which will be discussed at a later date, as we her friends and family ask for privacy at this time,” he stated.
In 2022, Fola became the first Nigerian trans person to walk the Lagos Fashion Week for Cute-Saint and Fruché.
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