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