Oct 26, 1984 - Dec 12, 2025

• Chigbogu (Chigbo) Odera Ikejiani

Chigbo was a beloved husband,son,brother, nephew and friend. He passed away unexpectedly in Gatineau Quebec on Friday December 12th. Chigbo was a lawyer, a passionate public servant, and a cherished colleague at the CRTC. He was an avid reader, a lover of fantasy, science fiction, and history. He was renowned for his creativity which he used to modify code in video games and websites, he also used it to create elaborate stories for D&D games. He was a soccer fan who cheered tirelessly for the Vancouver Whitecaps, and the Tottenham Hotspurs .Chigbo will also be remembered for his intellect, patience, generosity, community mindedness, and wit. He is mourned by his wife Erin, his mother  Nnene Ikejiani, his sister Ralueke Ikejiani-Hayford, his nephews Kwesi Onyekaozulu Hayford and Kwesi Odera Hayford.

 

He is also mourned by extended family including :

Aunts Lady Tina Odia, Mrs. Rosemary Nwankwo, Mrs. Patricia Enigwe-Eze, Ms. Kathline Enigwe

Uncles Chief Augustine Enigwe, Barrister Anselm Enigwe

 

Chigbo was predeceased by:

Father: Onyekaozulu Ikejiani

Uncle: Dr. Okechukwu Ikejiani

Grandparents: Rev. Canon Jeremiah Ekemeize Ikejiani and Mama Unukwu Eldridge Ikejiani ,Chief Augustine Enigwe and Chief Mrs. Mary Enigwe

 

Chigbo’s Celebration of Life will be held at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa 30 Cleary ave, on March 28th, 2026 at 2pm

 

Donations are gratefully accepted to Chigbo’s namesake scholarship at University of Ottawa Law school

https://www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/centre-law-technology-society/give/in-memory-chigbo-ikejiani