[6] He died at the National Hospital, Abuja, on 25 January 2023, after suffering multiple cardiac arrests.
After attending Ngwa High School in Aba of Abia State, he studied optometry at Manila Central University, Philippines.
He also graduated from a specialist master's degree programme in hospital administration at St. Jude College, in the Philippines, and on his return to Nigeria in 1985, he served as a consulting optometrist at Park Lane General Hospital, Enugu, and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in environmental health science from Abia State University.
In December 2015, he was appointed the 7th substantive vice-chancellor of Abia State University, a position he held until 30 November 2020.
[9] Ikonne died at the National Hospital, Abuja, around 4 am on 25 January 2023, after suffering multiple cardiac arrests.