Ona Ekhomu, CEO of Trans-World Security Systems dies in Lagos

The Chief Executive Officer of the Trans-World Security Systems, Ona Ekhomu, has been declared dead.

Ekhomu died in Lagos, Lagos State, on Monday after a brief illness.

Dr. Ona Ekhomu was a renowned security expert in Nigeria; he was a First Chartered Security Professional in West Africa.

Dr Ekhomu was born on March 26, 1955, in Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria. He held dual citizenship in the United States and Nigeria. He first came to the United States in 1975. The son of Augustine Ogbeni and Cecilia Edowaye Ekhomu had a Diploma from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism in 1974, Bachelor Summa Cum laude Voorhees College, 1977, Master of Arts Iowa State University,1979 and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1985.