Former Kogi State Grovernor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has died at the age of 77. Idris reportedly passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in the United Kingdom. The cause of his death was not immediately disclosed.
Following the news of his death, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Governor Yahaya Bello, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Abdullahi Bello and other senior government officials visited the late former governor’s residence in Abuja to sympathise with his family.
Onogwu Muhammed, Special Adviser to the Kogi State Governor on Public Relations and Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Yahaya Bello, announced the visit in a Facebook post on Sunday. He also shared photographs showing Ododo and Bello at the residence.
Idris was governor of Kogi State between 2003 and 2012. He first assumed office in May 2003 and later secured another term after the 2007 election.
He remained in office until January 2012, when he was succeeded by Idris Wada.
The former governor was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party and played a major role in the political affairs of Kogi State during his years in office.
The news of his death has also drawn reactions from political figures in the state.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central in the National Assembly, mourned Idris and described him as an important figure in the political history of Kogi State and the PDP.
As of the time of filing the report, further details about the circumstances surrounding Idris’s death had not been made public.