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Ex- President’s Wife Is Dead
She died in a futile battle to get well from Covid-19 societynow.ng learned.
The wife of a former President is dead.
She died in a futile battle to get well from Covid-19 societynow.ng learned.
The deceased is the widow of late President Shehu Shagari.
The formal statement which announced the death of the 80yr old signed by Captain Muhammad Bala Shagari (Retired) and shared on Facebook by one of the grandsons of the late president – Bello Shagari reads…
“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 3.00am, after battling COVID-19 at the Gwagwalada Isolation Centre in Abuja.
“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.”
