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Michael Ibru Dies At 86

September 6, 2016

According to family sources who confirmed Mr. Ibru’s death to SaharaReporters, the late Michael Ibru, who had been battling with his health for over eight years, died in the early hours of Tuesday in Florida, U.S.

Olorogun Michael Ibru, chairman of the Ibru Organization, died at the age of 86 on Tuesday.

His death came just over one month after the burial of his younger brother, Olorogun Felix Ibru, the first civilian governor of Delta State.

According to family sources who confirmed Mr. Ibru’s death to SaharaReporters, the late Michael Ibru, who had been battling with his health for over eight years, died in the early hours of Tuesday in Florida, U.S.

The entrepreneur was the first son of Chief Epete Ibru of Agbarha-Otor in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. He was married to Cecilia Ibru, the former CEO of the now defunct Oceanic Bank, who was arrested and jailed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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