According to Punch, Oke died on Saturday, November 24th after battling an undisclosed ailment at an Abuja hospital.
He made news last year when he won the 2017 Nigeria Prize for Literature for his book, The Heresiad, a book of epic poetry. He was awarded $100,000, 37 million naira by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited as his winnings.
May his soul rest in peace.