Popular private security expert Ona Ekhomu has died at the age of 66.
Ekhomu died on Monday night after a brief illness.
Born in March 1955, Ekhomu was the chairman, Transworld Security Systems and a founding member of the American Society for Industry Security (ASIS) International in Nigeria.
A source told PUNCH that his wife notified the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria of his sickness weeks ago.
“But this morning we received the sad news of his passing on Monday night,” the source said.
Ekhomu was the sub-editor of Bendel Newspapers Corporation, Benin City, Nigeria, 1974-1975; programme planner, Iowa Department Transportation, Ames, 1978-1979; president, Pittsburgh Trading Company, 1986, Trans-World Consultant, Inc., Pittsburgh, since 1978, Trans-World Security Company, Pittsburgh, since 1984.
He held several leadership positions in the private security sector both in Nigeria and Africa.
