Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has died at the age of 77.
Idris reportedly died on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in the United Kingdom.
His death has prompted visits from serving and former government officials, with Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo and former Governor Yahaya Bello among those who visited his Abuja residence to condole with his family.
The visit was disclosed by Onogwu Muhammed, Special Adviser to the Kogi State Governor on Public Relations and Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Yahaya Bello.
Muhammed shared photographs of Ododo and Bello at the deceased former governor’s residence in Abuja in a Facebook post on Sunday.
He said the governor, former governor, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Abdullahi Bello, and other senior government officials had arrived at the residence following Idris’ death.
Muhammed wrote that the officials were at the residence to commiserate with the family of the late former governor.
Idris was a former governor of Kogi State and remained an influential figure in the state’s political history.
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His death marks the passing of a former occupant of the state’s highest political office.
Further details concerning funeral arrangements and other official tributes are expected to emerge following his death.
Alhaji Ibrahim Idris died in the United Kingdom on Sunday, September 20, 2026, aged 77. Kogi State Governor Ahmed Ododo, former Governor Yahaya Bello and other officials have visited his family in Abuja to offer condolences.