Ras Kimono's widow buried 3 months after he was laid to rest

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October 27, 2018 11:49 AM

Efemena Okedi's painful passing happened five months after Ras Kimono's death. She was his manager and a member of his band.

Efemena Okedi combined the role of being a wife with other duties such as managing her husband Ras Kimono and also singing in his band.

Ras Kimos widow Efemena Okedi, has been laid to rest three months after her husbands burial.

Her funeral was held on Friday, October 26, 2018, at the Atan cemetery in Lagos.

The deceased who reportedly passed away on Sunday, September 23, was the reggae icon's manager during the years when he was active.

She also doubled as a member of his band.

“Death is inevitable. It is the most grievous enemy of humans that can’t be killed. Our sister and mother has gone to rest with Christ Jesus," Punch News quotes a priest who officiated during her interment.

Efemena Okedi was buried five months after her husband died. ece-auto-gen

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Her passing happened four months after Ras Kimono's death. The Nigerian reggae legend passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018, after slumping.

Ras Kimono's burial

The reggae vet was buried in Onicha-Olona in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.

According to a report by Vanguard, the veteran reggae singer's remains, contained in a Rastafarian coloured casket, was lowered into the ground at exactly 3.20pm by Ven. Josiah Ogom of the Asaba Diocese of the Anglican Communion on Saturday, August 25, 2018.

Kimono was buried in a marble tiled mausoleum situated in his hometown in Aniocha North Local Government Area.

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