Edna Ibru is dead

Edna Ibru, wife of the first civilian governor of Delta State, Olorogun Felix Ibru is dead.

The head of the Ibru family, Dr. Paul Aidido Ibru confirmed the death in a statement on Saturday.

According to him, the former Miss Nigeria ambassador and the first Nigerian/African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe in 1964, died in London in a brief illness last Wednesday.

“Our amazing mother, Mrs. Edna Ibru passed into glory on Wednesday 15, January, “Until her death, she was full of life, and we never expected her to leave us so soon, but we cannot question the will of God in her precious life,’ he said.

Dr. Paul Aidido Ibru described the deceased as a lover of people, a mediator, a mother to many, outrageously humorous, deeply caring, down to earth, and full of stories all of the time.

He added that her burial arrangement would be announced by the family at a later date.