Simon Odo, Eze Ekwensu – ‘King of Satan’ who married about 60 wives and had over 300 children and grandchildren, is dead.
Gatekeepers News reports that Odo, a native doctor who hailed from Aji in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness. He was aged 74.
Emeka Odo, one of the deceased’s sons, confirmed his death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in their family house.
The burial arrangements, according to Emeka, were already in progress in compliance with his father’s instruction to the wives and children that his body should not be deposited in the mortuary whenever he dies but be buried as soon as possible.
“Yes, my father, popularly known as the King of Satan, is dead. He died on Tuesday’s morning as he had been sick for the past three weeks.
“We are having a family meeting to perfect arrangements for his burial since he instructed us not to put his body in the mortuary,” he said.
Emeka who said his father’s death was a big blow to the family, described the deceased as loving and caring.
“Since my father died, kinsmen, friends and well-wishers have been trooping in to come and sympathise with our family,” he said.
