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BREAKING: Legendary Urhobo Musician, Okpan Arhibo Is Dead
By Daniel Dafe
Popular Urhobo musician, Joseph Odjewhedje popularly known as Okpan Arhibo is dead.
He died at age 75.
His death was first disclosed via a Facebook post on Wado City Aproko page on Tuesday.
The post reads: “JOSEPH ODJEWHEDJE POPULARLY KNOWN AS OKPAN ARHIBO IS GONE!
“RIP URHOBO MUSICAL LEGEND
“SO SAD FOR AGBARHO KINGDOM
THE URHOBO NATION MOURNS
Wado City Aproko.”
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Recall that the musician was diagnosed with a kidney ailment in October 2021 and needed a transplant which was confirmed by the mucisian’s son, Kesiena Okpan Arhibo, better known as Shuun Bebe.
He was said to need N20m for the kidney transplant and the Nigerian singer had to appeal to Deltans and Nigerians at large to help save his father, a legendary Urhobo singer from Delta State.
Monies were raised to support the musician who was said to be receiving treatments till news came this morning that he had passed on.
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Richard
June 25, 2022 at 2:02 pm
True talk.