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Former Nigerian First Lady, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi Is Dead

Former Nigerian First Lady, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, the wife of late Nigerian head of state, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead.

The former first lady passed on Monday at 97. She would have been 98 on November 21, 2021.

Victoria’s husband Aguiyi-Ironsi was the supreme commander of the National Military Government for six months before being overthrown and assassinated in the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup.

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Her death is coming shortly after Another first lady, Hadiza Shagari’s death a week ago.

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