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Bamigboye, first military governor of Kwara, dies at 78

By Kunle SHONUGA

The first military governor of Kwara, retired Brig.-Gen. David Bamigboye,  is dead.

The younger brother to the deceased, retired Col. Theophilus Bamigboye,  confirmed the death on Friday on the telephone.

He said the late military governor died on Friday during a brief illness in Lagos.

The deceased was born on Dec. 7, 1940, and was the  military governor of Kwara between May 1967  and  July 1975.

He was credited with establishing  the Kwara State Polytechnic in 1972.

 

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