George Obiozor, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an Igbo socio-cultural organisation is dead, a source close to the organisation has said.
According to the source, Obiozor died on December 26 from a heart-related illness.
The chieftain, who wished to be anonymous informed our correspondent that Obiozor died of a heart-related disease.
He, however, said the apex Igbo body would not announce Obiozor’s death until his family makes the announcement.
“The man is dead but it’s not in our tradition to announce such death even when we have such information, we allow the family members to make such an announcement,” the source told Daily Post.
“He died on Monday of heart-related disease. I’m not specific about where he died but he travelled abroad and returned to Lagos.
“I was called in the early hours of December 26th that he died in the early hours,” the source said.
There have been reports and speculations that Obiozor was dead but his family is yet to make an announcement.
