Abdul Rahman Ado Ibrahim, the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene,
Kogi state, is dead.
It is understood that the first class king died on
Sunday at the age of 94.
According to a family member, Ibrahim passed away around 2am
at a hospital in Abuja.
Abubakar Ado Ibrahim, one of his sons, also confirmed his
father’s demise.
The deceased monarch assumed the office of Ohinoyi of
Ebiraland in 1997 after the death of the former Ohinoyi, Sanni Omolori.
Ibrahim attended Ondo Boys High School and Oduduwa College
for his secondary education.
He obtained a B.Sc in Economics from the London School of
Economics in 1954 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1959.
In December 2022, Ibrahim was issued a query by the Kogi
state government over his alleged refusal to welcome former President Muhammadu
Buhari during the latter’s visit to the state.
The state government had said the late traditional ruler’s
action was “deliberate” and capable of bringing Kogi to “grave disrepute”.
In response, the late monarch denied deliberately missing
the event, saying he was “kept in the dark” about the arrangements.
On the day of Buhari’s visit, an explosion occurred at a
mosque near the Ohinoyi’s palace.
The monarch said he was attending to the victims of the
explosion when he was informed that Buhari was in town.
A palace source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity,
said arrangements are currently being made to move the late monarch’s body to
Okene where he will be laid to rest.
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