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Maigari Of Lokoja Passed On At 80

The Maigari of Lokoja, Dr. Muhammad Maikarfi III, is dead.

The Secretary, Lokoja Traditional Rulers Council, Muhammed Nalado, announced his death in a statement on Wednesday, stating that he died after a brief illness in a private hospital in Abuja.

The monarch was 80-years-old when he died and was one of the longest serving traditional rulers in Kogi State, having ascended the throne in 1992.

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The statement added that the late royal father will be buried on Thursday, in Lokoja, at 4 pm.

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