The family of the late highlife icon, Mike Ejeagha, revealed that the 95-year-old musician was buried just a day after his death, honoring his explicit final wish.
Ejeagha, known for his classic hit “Gwo Gwo Ngwo,” passed away on Friday night, June 6, 2025, after a prolonged illness.
By Saturday morning, he was laid to rest at his country home in Umuagba, Imezi-Owa, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, in accordance with his personal instructions.
Speaking on Sunday, his eldest son, Emmanuel, disclosed that his father had made a wish, sternly warning them not to embalm his body after his death.
Emmanuel informed family members and kindred about this instruction, and after extensive discussion, including notifying Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, they all consented to fulfill his wish.
“There are a lot of consequential results if an elder said something and otherwise was done,” Emmanuel explained.
He added that the veteran musician’s funeral ceremony would be announced soon.
Born Michael Ifeanyichukwu Ejeagha in Enugu in 1930, the self-styled folklore custodian dedicated over sixty years to collecting proverbs and idioms, transforming them into guitar-driven narratives that preserved Igbo oral tradition.
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