According to TheNGblog, the Secretary General of the Nigerian Witches and Wizards Association, Dr. Okhue Iboi, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2024, in his hometown of Otuo, Edo State. He was 65 years old.
The trado-medical practitioner who was originally born in Okpe, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, lived in Lagos, using his herbal skills to administer treatment to patients who go for his service.
In a brief narrative with his wife on Sunday afternoon with Mr. Ayodele Oshikokhai, a Lagos based journalist, Okhue Iboi was said to have taken ill and he was moved down to the village for appropriate medical attention.
He was said to have taken injection yesterday {Saturday} after which his condition deteriorated earlier today.
He died thereafter.
“He died this morning. He is in mortuary. He died in the village. He took injection and nobody knew how the injection worked on him.
“He was sick and they brought him to the village. Na so we see am o,” the wife disclosed to Oshikokhai.
According to history, Doctor Okhue Iboi’s father, Jonah Iboi, was a farmer, hunter and a respected community leader.
He migrated in the 1950s with his wives from his home town, Otuo in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State to Okpe in Akoko Edo Local Government Area. Even with five wives, he had no child.
So, he relocated in obedience to an Ifa divination that he should leave Otuo if he wished to have children.
He adapted quickly to life in his new settlement where he was loved by his hosts for his kindness and open-mindedness.
He went on with farming and hunting expedition until an event occurred that changed his life and gave birth to Okhue on April 6, 1959__READ THE FULL ARTICLE
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