Former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has died at the age of 77.
Idris reportedly passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in the United Kingdom.
Following news of his death, Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo; former Governor Yahaya Bello; Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abdullahi Bello; and other senior government officials visited the late former governor’s residence in Abuja to offer condolences to his family.
Onogwu Muhammed, Special Adviser to the Governor of Kogi State on Public Relations and Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Yahaya Bello, announced the visit in a Facebook post on Sunday.
The post was accompanied by photographs showing Ododo and Bello at the deceased’s residence.
He wrote, “Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Ahmed Usman Ododo; former Governor Yahaya Bello, CON; Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Abdullahi Bello; and other top government officials have arrived at the Abuja residence of the late former Governor Ibrahim Idris, who passed away this afternoon.”
Idris governed Kogi State between 2003 and 2012. He assumed office in May 2003 and secured a second term following the 2007 election before handing over to Idris Wada in January 2012.
Details surrounding the circumstances of his death had not been made public as of the time of filing this report.
