Mohamed Usman Adah also known, King Mohammed Adah or by his brand name, Ochacho is a Nigerian businessman, and philanthropist.
He chairs the Ochacho Group of Companies, which includes Ochacho Real Homes, Ochacho Hotels, Ochacho Oil and Gas and others.
He is considered a major player in Nigeria’s real estate sector. He is also the founder of Ochacho Foundation.
Adah was born on 25 August 1977 in Kaduna state in northwestern Nigeria.
He is of Idoma heritage, from Ohimini Local Government of Benue state. Adah spent of his early life in Otukpo, Benue state, where he had his early schooling at Army Day Primary school in Makurdi, before attending St. Francis College, Otukpo for his secondary education.
He proceeded to Ahmadu University, Zaria where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 2003.
Mohamed Adah began his career as an entrepreneur in 2006 when he founded a financial service company, Ayipolocho Investment limited, providing loans to small and medium enterprises.
In 2017, the company was rebranded as Ochacho Real Homes, a real estate firm with headquarters in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. Over time, due to Adah’s interests in entertainment, hospitality, aviation and the petroleum sector, the company transitioned into the Ochacho Group, with registered companies under its imprint, which include, Ochacho Homes, Ochacho Financial Services, Ochacho Farms, Ochacho Air, Ochacho Oil and Gas amongst others.
In 2021, he was listed among the Top 10 Business Idols for youths in Nigeria.
In 2023, Adah announced that his latest project, the Ochacho Hotels, a boutique hotel in Otukpo, Benue state in north central Nigeria, was nearing completion.
Philanthropy
King Odeh Mohammed Adah’s philanthropic endeavors have left a significant impact.
In 2020, through the Ochacho Foundation, Mohamed Adah initiated a project themed “Light has come”.
A project aimed at installing street lights across the streets of Otupko, and under this initiative, no fewer than 10,000 modern street lamps were installed across the Otukpo-Ohimini axis of Benue state.
In 2020, through the Ochacho Foundation, Mohamed Adah initiated a project themed “Light has come”. A project aimed at installing street lights across the streets of Otupko, and under this initiative, no fewer than 10,000 modern street lamps were installed across the Otukpo-Ohimini axis of Benue state.
Recently, Ochacho stunned many by gifting a luxurious car valued at 200 million Naira, to singer portable showcasing his generosity and affluent lifestyle.
Family
Adah is married to Ramatu Mohamed Adah. They have five children together namely Ochacho, King Odeh, Adah, Miriam and Prince Enokola.
More updates will be added as more details about him unfolds.