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Oldest woman in Benue community who saw her 4th generation is dead

The death has been announced of Mary Owoya Okoh.

IDOMA VOICE gathered Mrs. Okoh, nee Agada, a native of Ipole Ai-Ede, Itabono, was believed to be arguably the oldest woman in Owukpa, Ogbadibo LGA of Benue State.
She died on Mar 12, 2022 at the age of 110.

According to her grandson, Raphael Ekoja, the deceased was born in 1912 in Ipole Ai-Edeh but got married to the late Simon Omicha Okoh 1930 at the age of 18.

The late Mama Ogbee, as the deceased was fondly called, was survived by 60 children, grand-children, great-grand-children, great-great-grand-children . 

She would be buried on Mar 31, 2022in her country home, Itabono Owukpa. 

 

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