Wife Of Former Nigerian Leader Dies

Hajiya Jummai Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the only surviving wife of first Prime Minister, late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, has reportedly passed away.

Accoridng to The Nation Newspaper, the wife of the former Nigerian leader was taken to India to seek medical attention for her heart disease before she was later discharged some days ago.

YaahooJournalist reports that the late Hajiya Jummai died in Lagos in the early hours of Sunday after a protracted illness.

The development was confirmed by Hajiya Hajara Yakubu Wanka, the granddaughter of the late Prime Minister.

Jummai died of cardiac arrest, the granddaughter of the late Prime Minister said, adding that the Tafawa Balewa wife had stopped over in Lagos to rest before returning to Bauchi.

The granddaughter of the late Prime Minister said the wife of the former Nigerian leader passed away in the early hours of Sunday, October 27, after she went into a coma.