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| Places | Nigeria | ||||
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| Birth | 1830, Nnewi, Otolo, Anambra State, Nigeria | ||||
| Death | 15 March 1891 (aged 61 years) | ||||
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Igwe Okafo(born 1830-1891) was the 16th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. He was the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual leader in Nnewi, an Igbo city in Nigeria. He is a member of the Nnofo Royal lineage and the successor to his father Eze Ukwu. Unlike most Igbo monarchies, there were kings of Nnewi before the arrival of Europeans.