Ejeh Of Ankpa In Kogi State Died

Family sources said the monarch returned to Ankpa from Benin, Edo State on Sunday where he attended the conference of Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.

Alhaji Yakubu Ahmodu, the Ejeh of Ankpa in Kogi State, died in his place on Monday at the age of 73. Ahmodu ascended the throne on August 7, 1993. He is survived by wives, children and grandchildren.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State said the death of the monarch was painful and a great loss to the people of the state.

Bello said Ahmodu died at a very critical period in the life of the state, describing him as a father and a good believer in his administration.

Bello, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Alhaji Abdulkarim Abdulmalik, commended the ruler’s peaceful reign in Ankpa and its environs.