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Foremost Yoruba Writer, Oladejo Okediji is dead

A veteran Yoruba novelist, Chief Oladejo Okediji is dead.

One of the octogenarian’s children, Goke said that he died in the early hours of Wednesday at 89.

Sympathisers have since besieged the residence of the late writer located at the Mabolaje area of Oyo Town in Oyo State.

The late Okediji, who structured his novels after the detective works of English novelist, Agatha Christie, was the author of Aja Lo Leru, Rere Run, Agbalagba Akan, Atoto Arere, and Karin Kapo.

Other works include Opa Agbeleka, Oga Ni Bukola, Sango, Iroyin Ayo, Binu Tiri and a play, Aajo Aje (Running After Riches), among others.

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