Mikailu Ahmed was born on the 19th of January, 1939 into the Ikharo royal house of the Ikelebe dynasty in Auchi Kingdom. Born to Prince Braimah Ikharo – The Kai-Saraki of Auchi, son of King Ikharo Ikelebe and Alhaja Meremu Afegbua, a princess from the Afegbua royal family in Okpella brought young Unera up in an austere atmosphere in spite of the privileges royalty bestowed on them. Being the third of six children and the second female child of her mother, Unera had an interesting childhood. Back then in Auchi Kingdom, young girls from the royal family were involved in royal politics in which a leader was selected after a hotly contested process which gave leadership of all the spinsters in Auchi to whoever emerged victorious. This was known as Gwomhina at the time; which will be equivalent to Miss Auchi of today. This exalted position combined royalty, chastity, intelligence and beauty. Unera defeated two other women from the extended royal family with a wide margin, thus, making her the Gwomhina of Auchi during her days as a spinster. Interestingly, her coronation as Gwomhina coincided with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as the queen of England. As the Gwomhina of Auchi, she was not just the face of young girls in Auchi, she was also an arbiter of justice who settles disputes between young ladies of her age grade. In spite of the royalty from her both sides of her parent, she was known as a Gwomhina with high degree of humility and modesty.
Although, not formally educated in western education, she was educated by the best teachers any child would have. Her parent who were disciplinarians themselves ensured she got the best upbringing life could offer at the time. As a young girl who was taught to always work hard, Unera was introduced to business early in life by her mother and she made great success out of her talent; cooking. At a very early age, she began a food vending business taking advantage of the strategic position of her father’s house along the busy Oghidane area of Auchi, now Otaru road. As her food became the talk of the town and the business environment improved in Auchi, she began to sell food in markets in and around Auchi town. As more visitors and settlers began to come into Auchi for different pursuits, her food business expanded in size and capacity and thereafter evolved to the porpular Princess Inn and Food Centre in Afaidokhai and Igbei quarters behind Auchi Polytechnic, the present location of Regal Rise Hotel.
As was the practice back then, every young woman was supposed to be married off by her parent to a betrothed man or any man of their choice. Young Unera being a very successful food vendor, a princess and a very popular Gwomhina, was not flattered by these privileges, found love in a very handsome and charming young man with equally princely roots, Mikailu, the son of the legendary Nono and a grandson of King Idaeo, the fourth King of Auchi. After several emissaries had been sent to Unera and her parents, Young Mikailu sought the hand of Unera in marriage. Unera was married to Mikailu in 15th September, 1954 and the marriage has been blessed with 12 children, seven males and 5 females amongst who are Hakeem Ahmed, Prof. Medina Kadiri, Alhaji Oseni Ahmed, Engr Saliu Ahmed, Mrs Hajara Ozimede, Dr. Sulaiman Ahmed, Mrs Nefi Aliu, Mrs Maryam Musa and Engr. Mohammed Ahmed.
The products from the union between Unera and Mikailu have been the greatest source of joy to not just them, but to Auchi Kingdom. The children have made success from several human endeavours in spite of the daunting challenges posed by life. As success has become synonymous with the family of Princess Unera and Prince Mikailu, this has been extended to their grandchildren. At the last count, the union has produced thirty eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren amongst who have equally become successful in their various endeavours in the areas of Engineering, Medicine, Accounting, Physical sciences and many others.