Posted by Amarachi on Thu 29th Sep, 2022 - tori.ng
According to information from the palace, Maigari who is the chairman of the Lokoja traditional council, died on Wednesday evening, September 28, after a brief illness at a private hospital in Abuja.
Maigari of Lokoja, Maikarfi III
Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi III, the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji has passed on at the age of 80.
According to information from the palace, Maigari who is the chairman of the Lokoja traditional council, died on Wednesday evening, September 28, after a brief illness at a private hospital in Abuja.
A statement issued on Wednesday night by the Secretary of Lokoja Local Government Traditional Council, Muhammed Nalado Usman, said the monarch will be buried in Lokoja on Thursday, September 29, by 3 pm.
Until his death, the monarch is said to have been one of the longest-serving traditional rulers in Kogi State, having ascended the throne in 1992.
He was also one of the country’s foremost and highly respected traditional rulers.