Popular Lagos socialite Buhari Oloto is dead
Lagos socialite and monarch Buhari Oloto, Oba of Iguruland, is dead.
He was 80.
He was crowned in September 2020. He was a popular figure in Lagos for more than four decades.
A politician, Hakeem Bamgola, confirmed his demise on Thursday evening.
The 80-year-old died at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). The circumstances of his death were unknown.
Layiwola Ajayi-Bembe, County and City Bricks chairman, described the deceased as a good man who lived an enviable life for his people.
He described the monarch as a generous person, adding that he would be missed by the people of Oto and other parts of Nigeria, especially Lagos.
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