Breaking: Former First Lady, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi dies at 97

Chief Mrs. Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, wife of late Nigerian Head of State, Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead.

The former First Lady died peacefully Monday morning at the age of 97.

Her husband, and the Supreme Commander of the National Military Government, was killed on July 29, 1966.

Chief Mrs. Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, never re-married since after the death of her husband.