Chief Duro Onabule, a veteran journalist and a former spokesperson to former military head of state, Ibrahim Babangida, is dead.

Onabule, according to a close associate, Eric Teniola, died on Tuesday at the age of 83.

“Chief Duro Onabule died this evening,” a family source told The Guardian.

The cause of his death is unknown as of the time of filing this report.

Onabule was born in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on September 27, 1939.

He attended CMS Grammar School and School of Journalism, London.