Former Nigerian First Lady Dies of COVID-19.
Hadiza Shagari, widow of the late President Shehu Shagari, has died at the age of 80.
A statement by the son of the former president, Bala Shagari, said she died of Covid-19 at the Gwagwalada Isolation Center.
“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.
“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 statement said.
