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BREAKING: Widow of Nigeria’s First Military Ruler, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, Dies at 97

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BREAKING - Widow of Nigeria’s First Military Ruler, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, Dies at 97

Widow of Nigeria’s first navy ruler, Girl Victoria Nwanyiocha Aguiyi-Ironsi, is useless.

A detailed household buddy disclosed that she died at 5.00am on Monday, precisely sooner or later after her buddy, age mate and wife of the previous Premier of Japanese Nigeria, Adanma Okpara, died.

Her husband, Gen. Johnson Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi, was the primary Nigerian navy head of state; and he was in workplace from January 17, 1966 until July 29, 1966.

He was killed in Ibadan in a counter-coup led by Gen. Murtala Mohammed, additionally deceased.

Born on twenty first November, 1923, Girl Ironsi was the second First Girl of Nigeria from January 17, 1966 to July 29, 1966.

She married Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi as a scholar of Holy Rosary Convent College, Okigwe, in 1953.

When our correspondent visited her Ogurube Structure, Umuahia residence, her son, Ambassador Thomson Aguiyi-Ironsi, was not out there.

Nevertheless, when contacted by phone, he merely mentioned he can be talking on the incident quickly.

Girl Aguiyi-Ironsi was born in November 1923; whereas her buddy, Adanma Okpara, was born in June 1924.