Okobo was ordained a priest for the
diocese of Enugu on 4 June 1966.
Pope John Paul II appointed him the first bishop of the
diocese of Nsukka, which was established on the same date, on 19 November 1990. The Pope consecrated him bishop on 6 January of the following year in
St. Peter's Basilica; His co-consecrators were
Giovanni Battista Re, Substitute of the Secretariat of State, and
Justin Francis Rigali, Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops. On 13 April 2013,
Pope Francis accepted his retirement due to age. Okobo died on 29 August 2025, at the age of 88. == References ==