Edo mourns as top business mogul, Okunbor dies

Edo State-born business mogul and Chairman of Ocean Marine Solution (OMS) Limited, Captain Hosa Okunbor, is dead. He was aged 63.

He died of pancreatic cancer in London Sunday morning,

Captain Okunbor was diagnosed with cancer last September and has now breathed his last at the age of 63 in London.

Until his death, Captain Hosa was one of the biggest supporters and contributors towards medical philanthropy in Nigeria and Africa.

Captain Hosa was a native of Edo State, he was born in Benin City to the family of Reverend Robert Amos Okunbo, a clergyman, teacher and community leader.

He attended his primary education at Government Primary in Benin City, old Bendel State, now Edo

He served as either chairman or director on numerous company boards in Nigeria, spanning multiple business sectors such as the agro-allied, petroleum, telecommunications, power, real estate and banking industries.

Okunbo pursued his desire to become a pilot by studying at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Training Centre, Zaria, Kaduna State, and became a professional commercial pilot at the age of 21. He also attended ACME School of Aeronautics, Fort Worth Texas in 1983, where he obtained an Airline Transport Pilot License.

On October 2, 2014, Oba Erediauwa, gifted Okunbo “with the ‘Traditional Beads’ for being a worthy son of the ancient Kingdom.