 In 1887 Jaja was arrested and exiled to Tenerife, dying there in 1891, and his old rival Oko Jumbo died around the same time.In John Whitford's book on the region published in 1877, Oko Jumbo was described as "about forty-five years of age, slightly above the middle stature, well built, inclined to portliness; and has bright sparkling eyes and an intelligent face.