The Executive Director of Lekki British School, Lekki, Dr Biodun Laja, has died in the United States of America where she had gone for surgery

The 69-year-old educationist died on Sunday, two days after her reconstructive surgery in the US.

A close family friend, who did not want to be identified, explained that the popular educationist developed complications from the surgery, which led to her death.

He said, “She had a back injury, which had been disturbing her for a long time. She had difficulty walking because of the problem and had oftentimes visited hospitals for treatment. She travelled to the US for corrective surgery on the problem.

“She had the surgery on Friday and it was successful; she had even returned to the hotel where she lodged and had been talking to people. But two days after, there was a complication and she was rushed to the hospital, where she died.”

Another close family friend confirmed the incident, said she “had gone to be with the Lord.”

Laja started her first school, ABC Nurseryland, in a bungalow in the Palmgroove area of Somolu, Lagos in 1977,

She later expanded to Gbagada and Ikeja, before moving to Lekki, where she founded the Lekki British School.

The philanthropist had celebrated her 40 years in the teaching industry in 2017, when she also bagged a doctorate.