Reign 1862–1891 Name Igwe Okafo House House of Nnofo | Predecessor Eze Ukwu Coronation 1862 | |
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Successor HRH Eze ifekaibeya Igwe Iwuchukwu Born May 1830
Nnewi ( 1830-05-00 ) Died 15 March 1891(1891-03-15) (aged 60)
Igwe palace Nnewi | ||
Igwe Okafo(born 1830-1891) was the 16th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. He was the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual leader in Nnewi, an Igbo city in Nigeria. He is a member of the Nnofo Royal lineage and the successor to his father Eze Ukwu. Unlike most Igbo monarchies, there were kings of Nnewi before the arrival of Europeans.
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