Wife of late music legend Orlando Owoh, passes away

By Tosin Brown

Muibat Owomoyela, one of the wives of the late legendary Kenery originator Orlando Owoh, has passed away. The family of the late singer announced her death late on Wednesday, July 25.

Muibat Owomoyela died at her residence at 6 Karimu Oyelade, Papa Asafa, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, on Wednesday, July 24.

She was a journalist for a Nigerian newspaper in the early 1970s before marrying Orlando Owoh.

Muibat is remembered for owning up to the cocaine saga in 1986, during which Orlando Owoh was allegedly framed.

Following the incident, the music icon produced an album lamenting the murder of Dele Giwa. As a result of her admission, Orlando Owoh ended up in Alagbon, Ikoyi, and Kirikiri prisons in Lagos.

After a series of legal battles, Orlando was released, while Muibat was jailed. She spent several years in prison before being exonerated and eventually released.

Muibat Owomoyela is survived by her children and grandchildren.