Olu of Warri death, cause of Olu of Warri death and how Olu of Warri died have emerged.
NewsOne Nigeria had reported earlier that the Olu of Warri, Ikenwoli Godfrey Emiko is dead.
This online news platform understands that sources confirmed that the Olu of Warri died 0n Sunday, December 20 at age 65 barely a week after his fifth coronation anniversary.
Olu Of Warri Death: Cause Of Olu Of Warri Death – How Olu Of Warri Died
The Olu of Warri was said to have met with the late Major General John Irefin, who died earlier this month from COVID-19 complications and is believed to have died of coronavirus complications.
Late Ikenwoli Godfrey Emiko, born 19 March 1955 to Olu Erejuwa II (1951–1986) and Olori Eyinagboluwade Emiko, was the 20th Olu of Warri.
The deceased succeeded his younger brother Olu Atuwatse II who died in March 2015. He was crowned Ogiame Ikenwoli on the 12th of December 2015
at Ode-Itsekiri, the ancestral home of the Itsekiri people in a ceremony which was witnessed by many dignitaries in Nigeria such as the Secretary to the Federal Government at the time, David Babachir Lawal, the Delta State Governor Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Emmanuel Uduaghan (former Governor Delta State), and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party.
Before his death, Ikenwoli Godfrey Emiko was the present Olu of Warri and was married to Olori Mary Emiko, who he had three children with.
Meanwhile, NewsOne Nigeria understands that the official announcement of his death is expected to be made soon by the Ologbosere of Warri, Chief Emami Ayiri, who, as the traditional Prime Minister of the town, is empowered to break the news of the monarch’s death
