One of Nigeria’s foremost traditional rulers, Maigari of Lokoja , Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi lll is dead.
Aged 80 years, Maigari died Wednesday evening after a brief illness in a private hospital in Abuja.
He was one of the longest serving traditional rulers in Kogi State having ascended the throne in 1992.
Our Kogi State Correspondent, reports that The Secretary, Lokoja Local Government Traditional Council, Muhammed Nalado Usman, confirmed the death of the traditional ruler in a statement issued late Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, the Kogi State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development Hajia Fatima Kabir Buba has mourned the demise of the Maigari of Lokoja , Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi lll.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner on Thursday morning, she described the late monarch as a great Man who will forever be missed by the entire sons and daughters of Lokoja Local Government, people of Kogi State and Nigeria in general.
"Through out our father 30 years in the Throne, he led with transparency, humility and the fear of Almighty Allah. We are all pained to hear this sad news. Am using this medium to condole with the People of Lokoja Local Government, Kogi State to have the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss. May Almighty Allah forgive all his shortcomings".
The late royal father will be buried on Thursday in Lokoja at about 4 pm.
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