Nigeria former First Lady, Victoria Nwanyiocha Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead.
A close family ally disclosed that she died at 5.00pm Monday morning, exactly one day her friend and age mate, and wife of the former Premier of Eastern Nigeria, Chief Adanma Okpara died.
She was the widow of Gen. Johnson Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi who was the first Nigerian military head of state who was killed in Ibadan in a countercoup led by Murtala Mohammed.
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Born on 21st November, 1923 Lady Ironsi was the second First Lady of Nigeria from 16 January 1966 to 29 July 1996.
She married Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi as a student of Holy Rosary Convent School, Okigwe in 1953 at the aged of 16.
At her Ogurube Layout, Umuahia residence, the son, Amb Thomson could not be seen, however when contacted by telephone, he simply said he will be speaking soon.
Lady Aguiyi-Ironsi was born in November, 1923, while her friend, Adanma Okpara was born in June, 1924.