Abdulsalam Kehinde @Abdulsalam_90 - Twitter Profile

“When someone dies in Nigeria… their money doesn’t disappear. It just gets locked behind process.” Houses. Dividends on Company shares. Bank accounts. Pension Funds. Investments. Nothing vanishes. It waits. And most families don’t know what to do next. Dad built houses in Warri & Abuja. Owned shares quietly. Had an 8 figure pension. Had a company account. Had fixed deposits. He passes. Suddenly: Mum doesn’t know the banks. Children don’t know the lawyers. Uncles start “advising.” Confusion enters. Wealth freezes. First hard truth: Pension funds remain unclaimed. Banks accounts become inaccessible. Dividends on shares remain unclaimed. Tenants may stop paying rent. Business partners may go silent. Not because money is gone. Because legally, nobody has authority. Emotion ≠ authority. Whether it’s: • Houses • Company ownership • Personal bank accounts • Fixed deposits • Treasury bills • NGX shares The rule is the same: You need legal control before financial control. Two pathways: If there was a WILL → Grant of Probate. If there was NO WILL → Letter of Administration. Done at the State High Court Probate Registry. Yes, it takes months. Yes, it’s paperwork heavy. But without it? Assets remain frozen indefinitely. After probate: You can: • Access bank accounts • Transfer property titles • Move shares (via transmission) • Claim dividends • Take control of businesses That document is power. Without it, even ₦500m is untouchable. Nigeria has hundreds of billions in: • Unclaimed dividends • Dormant bank balances • Abandoned properties Not because wealth vanished. Because families didn’t understand process. Grief + ignorance is expensive. Structure protects legacy. I’ve seen families recover: • Pension funds after 8 years • Reclaim dividends after 5 years • Share portfolios long forgotten Money waits patiently. You just need the right steps. If your family is confused about probate, asset recovery, or inheritance structure, Meristem Probate Services can guide you from documentation to asset transfer properly and legally. No shortcuts. No family drama strategy. Just process. Drop a comment if you’ve ever heard, “We don’t even know where his money is.” Let’s normalise structure.

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