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. Details surrounding his death were not immediately made public.
Following the 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 deceased’s Abuja residence to condole with members of his family.
The visit was disclosed in a Facebook post by Onogwu Muhammed, Special Adviser to Governor Ododo on Public Relations and Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Bello.
Muhammed said the delegation had arrived at the residence to commiserate with the family over the former governor’s death.
Idris governed Kogi State for two terms between 2003 and 2012. He assumed office in May 2003 and was re-elected in 2007, before handing over to Idris Wada in January 2012.
The former governor was also a prominent figure in the political history of Kogi State and the Peoples Democratic Party.
Meanwhile, Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has joined other political figures in mourning Idris, describing his death as a loss to the state and the party.
