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Former Nigerian First Lady Dies From COVID-19

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Former Nigerian First Lady, Mrs Hadiza Shagari, has passed on.

The former Nigerian first lady is the wife of Former Nigerian leader, Shehu Shagari,

Mrs Shagari died of COVID-19 complications on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

Shehu Shagari

This was announced in a statement issued on behalf of the family, which was reposted by her Grandson, Bello.

“We regret to announce the demise of our beloved mother, Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari, the wife of H.E late President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR (Turakin Sokoto).

“We lost her in the early hours of today, 12th August 2021, at about 3:00 am, after battling Covid-19 at the Gwagwalada Isolation Center in Abuja.

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“Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari was 80 years old. Her Jana’iza (Funeral Prayer) will take place today, at 4:00pm, immediately after Asr prayer, at the National Mosque, Abuja.”

The former Nigerian first lady will be buried in the late hours of Thursday, in accordance with Muslim passage rites.

Mrs Shagari served as the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from the 1st of October 1979 – to 31st December, 1983.

Source: Gharticles.com/punchng

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