The Ojora family of Lagos has announced the death of their patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, the Olori Omo Oba of Lagos, who passed away early Wednesday morning at the age of 93.

In a statement signed by Mrs. Toyin Ojora-Saraki, the family said Ojora died “in full submission to the will of Almighty Allah (SWT).”

“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’ (Q2:156),” the statement read.

The family disclosed that the late business icon will be buried in Lagos according to Islamic rites and appealed to the public to remember him in prayers.

Otunba Ojora is survived by his wife, Erelu Ojuolape Ojora, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Born in 1932, Ojora began his professional career as a journalist with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the early 1950s. He later joined the United Africa Company (UAC) in 1962, where he rose through the ranks as a senior executive.

He went on to serve as Chairman of AGIP Nigeria Limited from 1971 until the company was acquired by Unipetrol in 2002. During the 1970s, Ojora also invested in several foreign-owned firms operating in Nigeria, playing a notable role in the expansion of private enterprise in the country.

The family concluded by urging the public to pray for the repose of his soul, asking Allah to grant him mercy in the grave and admit him into Aljannah Firdaus.