Man granted citizenship after his death

The family of Nigerian taxi driver Moses Ayanwole have been told by the Department of Justice that he can become an Irish citizen — almost two months after he died.

Mr Ayanwole, 41, died on November 23, three days after he was beaten at a taxi rank on Dublin’s Pearse St following an argument.

The father-of-one, with his wife Olusola, applied for Irish citizenship in 2009. Just two weeks ago, the family received letters from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration service confirming that both had finally been successful.