Anxiety Over Olu Of Warri

OLU of Warri, Ogiame Atuwase II, may have passed on Friday, according to sources last night. Guardian investigations together with online reports said the Olu recently suffered brain injury after a fall from the stairs of his residence in Warri.

He was also reported to have suffered stroke, and was due to undergo surgery at the Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lagos, where he was taken before he passed on.

His body, according to report may have been flown to Warri for commencement of relevant burial rites. Checks last night at the Olu’s palace in Warri confirmed the report, but said it was not official yet.