What Killed Shehu Shagari’s Wife At Abuja

Hadiza Shagari, the widow of H.E late President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR (Turakin Sokoto), has died at the age of 80.

According to a statement by the son of the former president, Bala Shagari, the former first Lady died of Covid-19 at the Gwagwalada isolation center.

“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.