[1][2] The family patriarch was Chief Peter Epete Ibru, a missionary who worked for much of his life in Yorubaland.

He rose to the position of nursing superintendent at Igbobi Orthopedic Hospital, Lagos.

She was a trader and daughter of Chief Adjefia Osadjere of Olomu, a wealthy 19th century merchant who built the first story building in Urhoboland.

[3] His eldest son, Ovedje Osadjere, was a warrant chief (1918-1923) in colonial-era Nigeria and reigned as Ohworode (King) of Olomu (1924-1949).

[5] The Ibru family is one of Africa's foremost business dynasties and has also produced prominent figures in politics.