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Breaking: Ajimobi Buried in his Ibadan Residence

Femi Ashekun/

The body of the former Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, was this morning laid to rest in the premises of his Oluyole Estate residence in Ibadan.

NewsmakersNG learnt that his body was interred at exactly 10.05am, with less than 20 people in attendance.

Ajimobi’s remains arriving at his Ibadan residence

Chief Imam of Ibadan, Sheikh Abubakri AbdulGaniyu Agbotomokere, reportedly led other Islamic clerics to perform the burial rites.

A special prayer for the repose of the soul of the deceased is scheduled for 12 noon, at the Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi Mosque, Oke-Ado, Ibadan.

The former governor died at a private hospital in Lagos on Thursday from COVID-19 related complications.

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