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Olorogun Michael Ibru (1930- 2016 ) Businessman, Philanthropist
and founder of the Ibru Organisation.
He was born the eldest of seven, Ibru hailed from Agbarha-Otor, near Ughelli in Delta State. His mother was the daughter of the fabulously wealthy Ovedje Osadjere of Olomu.
Ibru attended Igbobi College Yaba where he was Senior Prefect. He worked briefly with UAC before setting up a frozen fish business in 1956.
Today, the Ibru Organisation is a family-run business that is now a multi-billion dollar conglomerate and one of the largest in West Africa.
Its subsidiaries include:- Ibru Sea Foods Limited, Aden River Estate Limited, Aero Contractors Nigeria Limited, Ibache (Ibafon Chemicals) Limited, Ibafon Oil Limited, Ibron Nigeria Ltd; Ibru Merchandise 33 Limited, Ikeja Hotels Plc. (Lagos Sheraton and Federal Palace Hotels),
Societe Benninoise De Produits De Mer (SOBEPROM), Zabadne and Company Limited, Osadjere Fishing Co. Limited, Marine Harvest Limited, Spibat Nig. Limited, Rutam Motors Limited, Nitrec Limited, Oceanic Bank Int’l. Plc, Aquamarine Finance and Securities Limited, Queens Petroleum Company of (Nig.) Limited,
Guardian Newspaper Limited, Express Processing & Packaging Limited, Waskar Ltd., Mitchell Farms, Nigerian Hardwood Co. (Nig.) Limited, F. Steiner & Company Limited, Blue Water Marine, Delta Freeze Limited, Lillershall (Nig.) Ltd, Superbru Ltd, W.F. Clarke (Nig.) Limited,
Boardroom Service Limited, Minet Nigeria Limited (insurance brokers), Atlantic Estates Limited, Societe Camerounaise De Product De Mer-SCPM Douala.
photo: Ibru Memorial tribute.
