High Chief William Boyi Ibori, a brother to Chief James Onanefe Ibori, the Governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007, will be buried on November 2, 2018.
William Ibori held the highly respected title of Unugbrogodo of Ogharafe.
In a statement on Monday, Tony Eluemunor, Chief Ibori’s Media Assistant, said the immediate family of Chief William Ibori announced the interment date through Kingsley Ibori and Simeon Nanah.
Chief William Ibori, the well-respected patriarch of the Ibori family of Oghara Kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, died on the night of July 11, 2018 of heart attack.
He was 76 years old having been born on February 2, 1942.
Chief William Ibori is survived by Elizabeth and Omoteseri Sirian Ibori (wives) and nine children – Kingsley, Crown, Ejiro, Enajite, Ovie, Anne, Evuareherhe, Tuwere and Fabian – and 18 grandchildren.
The church funeral service for the late High Chief William Boyi Ibori will hold November 2 at Oghara Stadium to accommodate the large throng of people expected to come to commiserate with members of the Ibori family of Oghara, including Chief James Onanefe Ibori, who is now the patriarch of the family – with the passing of his beloved brother, Chief William.