Jolly Ehigiator Oyekpen [1] is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. [2]
Oyekpen was born in Iruekpen, Edo State on the 7th of September 1966 and educated at Obafemi Awolowo University. He was Bishop of Akoko-Edo [3] until 2022. [4] He died on the 29th of August 2022 at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. [5]
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