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Lagos State government has announced the death and burial plans for Alhaja Airat Aderoju Smith, the wife of former Inspector General of Police and Chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC), Alhaji Musiliu A.K Smith.
The announcement was made in a statement early today, saying late Alhaja Smith died on Friday 5th June 2020 at the age of 69.
NewsmakersNG learnt that the immediate past governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, is also receiving “serious medical attention” at a cardiology hospital in Lagos State, over what has been diagnosed to be Coronavirus infection. His wife is also ill.
According to Lagos State government, the remains of late Alhaja Ariat Smith will be buried today in accordance with Islamic rites.
The government stated that only immediate family members will be allowed at the burial rites, in strict compliance with the NCDC/Lagos State Government’s guidelines on COVID-19 social distancing protocol.
The deceased is survived by her husband, Alhaji Musiliu A.K. Smith, CFR, and children.
Ajimobi was rushed to the hospital in the early hours of Tuesday after his health condition deteriorated in the middle of the night, causing panic in the family.
Ajimobi and his wife have been in their Lagos residence for weeks, with the former governor only dashing into Ibadan, Oyo State capital, to hold court with his lieutenants and political associates.
It was learnt from a source close to his friends in Lagos that the former governor had woken up early on a fateful day to urinate and upon his return from the bathroom, fell on his bed and became unconscious.
His wife, Florence Ajimobi, who was with him, reportedly called on the security details in the house, who rushed him from his room to the car on the ground floor and ferried him to the hospital.
It was later revealed that the tests carried out showed that Ajimobi had a problem with his lungs.
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