JUST IN: Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Ibrahim Ado Dies @94
By Ozumi Abdul
The paramount ruler of Ebiraland in Kogi state, Alhaji Ado Ibrahim was reportedly dead on the early hours of on Sunday at the age of 94.
The news of his death was announced by his son, Alhaji Malik Ado Ibrahim on his official Facebook in wee hours of on Sunday.
The nonagenarian monarch who until his death has clocked 25 years on the throne was said to have demonstrated no sign of illness.
Born on February 7, 1929, he was the fourth traditional issues Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, a traditional stool headquartered in Okene, Kogi State,
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He was the son of the second Attah (now “Ohinoyi”) of Ebiraland, Ibrahim Onoruoyiza, from the Omadivi clan, who reigned from 1917 to 1954.
In 1997, after the passing of Ohinoyi Sanni Omolori of the Oziada clan, AbdulRahman Ado Ibrahim, a Lagos-based entrepreneur and the son of the second paramount ruler of Ebiraland, ascended the Okene throne as the second Ohinoyi or the fourth independent traditional ruler of Ebiraland on June 2, 1997.
Throughout his reign, Ibrahim was known for his significant contributions, including the construction of the magnificent Azad Palace, named after one of his sons, which is regarded as one of the most beautiful palaces in West Africa.
