Prodigious musician and master guitarist, Sir Victor Uwaifo has been reported dead. He was aged 80.
Uwaifo, was a distinguished alumnus of Yaba College of Technology where he studied Graphic Art at Diploma level between 1961 and 1963, and later attended University of Benin where he bagged Ph.D. in Architectural Sculpture.
He achieved global fame through music with classic hits like Joromi, Mami Water, Ekassa, Guitar Boy, etc.
He was also one time Commissioner for Arts and Culture in Edo State, where he hailed from.
Details about the death were sketchy as of press time.