SAKA OROBO, TOP FUJI ACT MOURNS OBA ONIRU *SAYS, HIS DEATH A BIG LOSS

Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru

Saka Ayinde Odunsi, a.k.a Saka Orobo, One of Nigeria top fuji Act has described the death of Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru, the Oniru of Iruland in Lagos State as a great loss.

Oba Oniru, aged 82, died about 11 am on Monday in Lagos after a brief illness.

Saka Orobo said Oba Oniru would be remembered for his fatherly role and commitment to the development of Iruland.

In his words, he described the monarch’s death as painful at a time his advice and guidance were needed.

Orobo, the former President of Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria said, “I wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of our late royal father. His death came to me as a shock, but I take solace in the exemplary life that he lived and the legacies that he left behind.

“Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru was a father to all. He was a peace loving man, who did his best to make his people happy. I wish to commiserate with the people of Iru land, particularly the subjects over this great and irreparable loss, also; all other communities in Eti-Osa, and the good people of Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole.”

Saka Orobo said, “To us in Eti-Osa, he was a great King whose love and passion for people’s welfare was of great concern to him. He always bringing people together to live in peace and harmony. He demonstrated a great passion for the development of Lagos State. He was indeed a peace-maker.

“Kabiyesi was truly a great person. He was a nice man, who was after the development of the community and Lagos state as a whole. He sacrificed a lot to ensure Iru-Victoria Island is developed.”

Saka Orobo, fuji Act

Oba Oniru succeeded his father in 1995. He was born on September 6, 1937, as the 12 of the 15 children of the long-reigning Oba Yesufu Oniru, who died at the age of 120 years.

The late Oba Oniru attended St David’s Primary School and Araromi Baptist School on Lagos Island and Eko Boys High School.

In 1965, he left Nigeria to study civil engineering at the British Institute of Engineering Technology in Slough. He returned to Nigeria in 1968 to join his father to run the family business.