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10-year-old boy crowned King in Anambra State after father’s death

A 10-year-old named Oyeachonam Okonkwo has been crowned king in Anambra State following the death of his father.

10-year-old Oyeachonam Okonkwo was crowned king of Iyiora Anam – one of the eight villages in the mega town of Anam in Anambra West LGA – after his father, Igwe Akuebisi, the Olame 1 Of Iyiora Anam died.

The late Igwe Akuebisi was buried in December 2020 and his first son, Oyeachonam, was crowned on Thursday, January 7, 2021.

Following the occasion, 10-year-old Oyeachonam Okonkwo is now to be addressed as His Majesty, Igwe Olame II of Iyiora Anam.

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