A popular Lagos monarch and socialite, Oba Buari Oloto, has been reported dead.

The Nation reported that the late Oloto breathed his last at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja.

The 80-year-old traditional ruler was installed as the Oba of Iguruland in Aguda, Surulere, last September.

Oba Oloto, popularly known as Buari Oloto, was a popular figure in the Lagos social scene for over 40 years.

His death was confirmed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice Chairman (Lagos Central) Hakeem Bamgbola.