By Sunday Elom N
Wife of Nigeria’s first-elected President, Late Shehu Shagari, Hadiza Shagari, has died of complications from the deadly Coronavirus virus infection. The former first lady died at the age of 80 and was reportedly buried at about 4:00 P.M
The Second Republic late former President’s son, Bala Shagari, who confirmed the development on Thursday in a statement, said that Hadizah died at the Gwagwalada COVID-19 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) took place at 4:00pm, immediately after Asr prayer, at the National Mosque, Abuja,” the statement read.
Remember that since Nigeria slid into the third phase of the Coronavirus pandemic in the second quarter of this year, the country has continued to record a rise in the number of Covid-19 new cases and deaths. Unfortunately, most Nigerians have completely lost consciousness of the pandemic, thereby ignoring the recommended preventive protocols.
On Wednesday, Nigeria recorded 790 cases of Covid-19 disease, which according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, is the country’s highest daily figure within the last six months.