Emir of Lafia buried amid tears in Nasarawa

Emir of Lafia, Mustapha Agwai passes away at 84

The Emir of Lafia, and the Chairman of the Nasarawa State Traditional Council of Chiefs, Isa Mustapha Agwai I has passed away at the age of 84.

TheNewsGuru gathered that the Emir died on Thursday with the Ajiyan-Lafia, Sule Abubakar, confirming the death in Lafia.

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According to Abubakar, the Emir died on Thursday at a Turkish Teaching hospital in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after a protracted illness.

The traditional ruler was coronated on May 28, 1974, and only recently celebrated his 44th anniversary on the throne.

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He is survived by three wives and two children.

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