Igwe Okafo | |
Obi of Otolo | |
Reign: | 1862–1891 |
Coronation: | 1862 |
Birth Name: | Okafo Eze Ukwu |
Birth Date: | 5 1830 df=yes |
Birth Place: | Nnewi |
Death Place: | Igwe palace Nnewi |
Successor: | Eze ifekaibeya Igwe Iwuchukwu |
House: | House of Nnofo |
Religion: | Animism |
Igwe Okafo (born 1830–1891) was the 16th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom.[1] 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.[2] Unlike most Igbo monarchies, there were kings of Nnewi before the arrival of Europeans.[3]