The wife of Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, a former governor of Kogi State, Hajiya Zainab Idris is dead.
She was said to have slumped and died while about performing the early morning Islamic prayers on Saturday.
It was also learnt that her surprising death was a great shock to
both her family members and residents of the state as she was said to
have appeared healthy on Friday night before her shocking demise on
Saturday of an undisclosed ailment.
The death was said to have devastated her family members including
her husband Idris, the current Kogi State Governor, Capt. Idris Wada,
his wife, Halima and the state’s deputy governor, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi.
As a result of this, all planned state functions by the
governor, his wife and his deputy were all cancelled as a form of
respect and mourning for the departed ex-first lady .
The deceased had been buried according to Islamic rites amidst encomiums and eulogies.
Thw current Kogi First Lady, Halima, according to her media consultant, Abubakar Yusuf, described
her predecessor’s death as a big loss to the state, the entire nation,
and womanhood in general.
She added that the death of Zainab had created a vacuum that will linger for a long time.
Condolence register has been opened at the office of the Kogi First Lady for the deceased. |
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