The announcement was made by Tanzania's Vice-President, Deogratius Ndejembi, who disclosed that Ameir passed away at about 8:00 a.m. local time at the Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar, where he had been receiving medical care.
Adeyemi was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar by the Federal Government through the police following allegations that he falsely presented himself as the Director-General of the purported council and used forged documents to give the organisation an appearance of official government backing.