Late Onowu Oko, Anambra traditional ruler, for burial October 9

*The Oko Community, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State of Nigeria, announces the official burial and final rites of passage for Onowu Oko, Ichie Martin Ezeosim, holding Thursday, October 9, 2025

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The Oko Community, in Orumba North Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State of Nigeria, has finalised arrangements for the official burial and final rites of passage for Onowu Oko, Ichie Martin Ezeosim, its traditional ruler, Thursday, October 9, 2025.

His Royal Highness, Igwe Prof. Laz Ekwueme, Eze Ijikala II and his cabinet; the Oko People’s Union, (OPU); and the family, who jointly announced the demise of late Onowu, have fixed his burial for next Thursday.

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Chief (Sir) Reuben Muoka, Chairman, Publicity Sub-Committee, Onowu Oko Burial Committee, in a statement, said late Onowu Oko – the traditional Prime Minister, who is the second in Command to Igwe of Oko, died at age 78, with a string of remarkable contributions to the development of the community.

The funeral rites for a befitting burial of Onowu Oko have been set for the Alex Ekwueme Civic Centre, Oko, after a Christian burial ceremony in his country home in Eziabo Village, in Oko.

A committee for the official burial of the late Onowu, led by a member of the Oko Council of Chiefs, Chief Larry Iloh, and other prominent members from all segments of the Oko community, have been set up to oversee a very befitting ceremony.

The statement also noted that the burial ceremony would involve the participation of government officials, the entire Oko community, and their friends.

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Prof. Ekwueme, who condoled with the entire community, expressed deep sorrow at the loss of an illustrious, reliable and hardworking community leader, who contributed immensely in many facets of the community’s development and leadership, Muoka stated.

Ekwueme urged the committee to ensure that the community hosts befitting rites for the late traditional Prime Minister.

Nze Sunday Nwafor, President of OPU, also paid glowing tributes to late Onowu, whose life, he said, replicated a very simple life of a Christian, with a persona, bravery and carriage that are worthy of emulation in the community.

In his message, Chief Iloh, Chairman of Onowu Oko Burial Committee, said the community, on behalf of Oko community, owed much gratitude to late Onowu, whose contributions, he stated, are invaluable.

Iloh pledged that the committee would leave no stone unturned to ensure that Oko sons, daughters, and friends of the community pay their last respects to the late leader.

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