Aliyu Obaje

Àtá (Dr.) Àlíì Ọ̀chẹ́ja Ọ̀bàje(GCFR)
His Eminence
Monarch of Igala Kingdom
Àtá Ígáláà
In office2 November, 1956 – 16 July, 2012
PredecessorÀtá Akpoli Umaru Ameh Oboni I
SuccessorÀtá Idakwo Michael Ameh Oboni II
Born1910
Died16 July, 2012
Burial
SpouseHawa Obaje
Issue
  • Kabba Ali Obaje
  • Abdullahi Adejo Obaje
  • Hadiza Obaje
Names
Àlíì Ọ̀chẹ́ja Ọm Òtúlúkpé Ọ̀bàje
HouseAju Ákwùmábì- Ìtódó Ádùgà branch
FatherÒtúlúkpé Ọ̀bàje
MotherAlamii
ReligionIslam
Occupation• Àtá Ígáláà

Àlíì Ọ̀chẹ́ja Ọ̀bàje GCFR (1910 – July 16, 2012)[1] was the 26th Àtá Igala (paramount ruler) of the Igala Kingdom in Nigeria.[2] Obaje reigned for 56 years making him one of the longest serving monarch in Nigeria's history.[3]

  1. ^ "Attah of Igala, Dr.Aliyu Obaje is dead". Newsdiaryonline. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. ^ "How it Started 50 Years Ago". Newswatch. 21 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Attah of Igala, longest reigning monarch, dies at 102". Vanguard News. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

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