▁people ▁with ▁the ▁surname ▁include : ▁ ▁A de y emo ▁A lak ija ▁( 1 8 8 4 – 1 9 5 2 ), ▁Niger ian ▁lawyer , ▁politician ▁and ▁business man ▁A du ke ▁A lak ija ▁( 1 9 2 1 – 2 0 1 6 ), ▁Niger ian ▁lawyer ▁and ▁diplom at ▁ ▁Te j um ade ▁A lak ija ▁( 1 9 2 5 – 2 0 1 3 ), ▁Niger ia ▁ ▁civil ▁servant ▁and ▁educ ator ▁Daniel le ▁A lak ija ▁( born ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁F ij ian ▁ath lete ▁Fol or un sh o ▁A lak ija ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 1 ), ▁Niger ian ▁business w oman ▁Rot imi ▁A lak ija , ▁British ▁DJ ▁ ▁Category : Y or uba - language ▁s urn ames <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁Bel esis ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁John ▁Thomas ▁Fin an cial , ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City - based ▁financial ▁services ▁company ▁that ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁when ▁financial ▁regul ators ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁fra ud ▁and ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁bo iler ▁room . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Bel esis ▁founded ▁John ▁Thomas ▁Fin an cial ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁bro ker age ▁and ▁invest ment ▁bank ing ▁on ▁Wall ▁Street . ▁It ▁grew ▁from ▁a ▁three - person ▁bro ker age ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 - employee ▁firm ▁that ▁claimed ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁full ▁range ▁of ▁ret ail ▁bro