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Late Security Expert Ona Ekhomu
Ona Ekhomu, a security analyst has died on Monday night after he took ill some weeks ago. He was 66 years of age.
It was learnt that his wife contacted his colleagues in the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria about two weeks ago and notified them that he was ill.
“She notified industry players that he is sick and solicited prayers for her husband. But this morning, we received the sad news of his passing on Monday night,” a source said.
His Facebook page showed that Dr. Ekhomu’s last post was five days ago where he shared novelist, Chimamanda Adichie’s TED speech of 2020 that chronicled her experience with a roommate in the United States.
Born in March 1955, Ekhomu was the Chairman, Transworld Security Systems and a founding member of the American Society for Industry Security (ASIS) International in Nigeria.
He was the Sub-Editor of Bendel Newspapers Corporation, Benin City, Nigeria, 1974-1975. Programme Planner Iowa Department Transportation, America, 1978- 1979, President Pittsburgh Trading Company, 1986, Trans-World Consultant, Inc., Pittsburgh, since 1978, Trans-World Security Company, Pittsburgh, since 1984.
He held several leadership positions in the private security sector both in Nigeria and Africa. (Daily Independent)
