The Maigari of Lokoja in Kogi State, His Royal Highness Alh. Dr. Muhammadu Kabir Maikarfi III, is dead
The monarch was 80-years-old when he passed on.
The Secretary, Lokoja Traditional Rulers Council, Muhammed Nalado, announced his demise in a statement on Wednesday.
According to Nalado, the monarch died after a brief illness in a private hospital in Abuja.
Maikarfi III ascended the throne in 1992 and had few months ago celebrated his 30th anniversary on the Lokoja traditional stool.
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The statement added that the late royal father will be buried on Thursday, in Lokoja, at 4 pm.
