Former Delta State first lady Mrs Edna Ibru (nee Park) is dead.
She reportedly died in London on Wednesday after a brief illness.
Ibru, who was the wife of Olorogun Felix Ibru, the first civilian Governor of Delta State between 1991 and 1992, died in her 80s.
The deceased, a former miss Nigeria in 1964, and the first Nigerian/African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe, had two children for Ibru.
According to a statement by the Ibru family of Agbarha-Otor Kingdom in Delta State that was issued by the deceased son, Dr Paul Ibru, copies of which were made available to journalists in Warri on Saturday reads:
“Our amazing mother passed into glory on Wednesday 15, January 2025 after a brief illness”, the statement partly read.
It continued, “Until her death, she was full of life and we never expected her to leave us so soon but we cannot question the will of God in her precious life.
“She was a lover of people, a mediator, a mother to many, outrageously humorous, deeply caring, down to earth, full of stories all of the time, and we will miss her very dearly.”
