ExGeneral Omoigui, who demarcated Nigeria’s state boundaries, is dead

Daniel Aiyanyo Omoigui, Nigeria’s former Surveyor-General, best known for his roles in resolving boundary disputes among Nigerian states, is dead.

Mr Omoigui died on Thursday, his family said, 14 days after his 91st birthday.

“The family of Surveyor Daniel Aiyanyo Omoigui of the Egite family, Isi in Uhunmwode LGA, Edo State and the entire Egite family of the Edo Kingdom

and Barrister Mrs Grace Onaiwu Omoigui nee Asemota (late) and the entire Asemota family of Ogbe Quarters, Oredo LGA, Edo State, is heartbroken yet thankful for a life of legacy well spent as we announce the passing of our dearly beloved father and grandfather – Surv. Daniel Aiyanyo Omoigui – who was called to rest in the Lord on November 24, 2022,” his oldest surviving son, Sota Omoigui, said in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday.

The late Mr Omoigui was well regarded for resolving knotty boundary disputes among the country’s federating units by initiating the establishment of the…