The wife of late former President Shehu Shagari, Hajiya Hadiza Shagari, has died as a result of COVID-19 complications. The sad development was announced on Thursday in a statement signed by Capt. Muhammad Bala Shagari (rtd). It was also shared on Facebook by Bello Bala Shagari, grandson to the late former president. According to the statement the National Mosque in Abuja will hold a funeral prayer for Hadiza, who died at the age of 80. “We regret to announce the demise of our beloved mother, Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari, the wife of H.E late President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR (Turakin Sokoto),” the statement read.