▁an ▁official ▁aut ops y ▁stated ▁that ▁Ab i ola ▁died ▁of ▁heart ▁attack , ▁General ▁San i ▁Ab ach a ' s ▁Chief ▁Security ▁Officer ▁said ▁Ab i ola ▁was ▁be aten ▁to ▁death . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁In ▁rem emb rance ▁of ▁the ▁life , ▁explo its ▁and ▁legacy ▁set ▁by ▁Ab i ola , ▁the ▁Lag os ▁state ▁government ▁through ▁governor ▁A kin w un mi ▁Amb ode ▁un ve iled ▁the ▁M K O ▁Ab i ola ▁Stat ue ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁– ▁exactly ▁twenty - five ▁years ▁after ▁he ▁won ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁president ial ▁election ▁– ▁in ▁O j ota , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Lag os . ▁The ▁governor ▁said ▁the ▁statue ▁would ▁remain ▁a ▁mem orial ▁of ▁Ab i ola ’ s ▁legacy ▁and ▁the ▁great ness ▁that ▁he ▁represented ▁to ▁Niger ia ’ s ▁political ▁landscape . ▁ ▁Read ▁more ▁at : ▁https :// www . v angu ard n gr . com / 2 0 1 8 / 0 6 / amb ode - p ays - t ribute - abi ola - un ve ils - stat ue / ”. ▁ ▁Struct ural ▁description ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁" M K O ▁Gard ens " ▁and ▁standing ▁ 3 7 ▁feet ▁tall ▁( con version ??? ), ▁the ▁M K O ▁Ab i ola ▁Stat ue ▁is ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁ 9 ▁feet ▁ped est al