Olori Omo Oba of Lagos, Otunba Ojora, Dies at 93
“The Ojora family of Lagos has announced the death of their patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, Olori Omo Oba of Lagos, who passed away at 93. Burial will be held in Lagos according to Islamic rites.”
The Ojora family of Lagos has announced the passing of its patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, the Olori Omo Oba of Lagos, who died in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 93.
In a statement signed by Mrs. Toyin Ojora-Saraki, the family disclosed that the revered elder statesman would be buried in Lagos in accordance with Islamic rites, while calling on members of the public to remember him in their prayers.
The family described his passing as being “in full submission to the will of Almighty Allah (SWT),” adding:
“We say Alhamdulilahi for a life well lived, and we comply with Allah’s words: ‘Surely, to Allah we belong, and to Him we will all return’ (Qur’an 2:156).”
Otunba Ojora is survived by his wife, Erelu Ojuolape Ojora, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Born in 1932, Otunba Ojora began his professional career as a journalist with the BBC in the early 1950s. He later joined the United Africa Company (UAC) in 1962 as an executive, before rising to become Chairman of AGIP Nigeria Limited in 1971, a position he held until the company’s acquisition by Unipetrol in 2002.
Beyond his corporate achievements, Ojora played a notable role in Nigeria’s private sector development through strategic investments in several foreign firms during the 1970s.
The family concluded by urging prayers for the deceased, asking Allah to grant him mercy in the grave and admit him into Aljannah Firdaus.
