BEVERLY HILLS, March 16, (THEWILL) – Hajia Hauwau Bello, mother of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, is dead.
A statement personally signed by the governor said that Hajia Hauwau died after a brief illness on Sunday at the age of 101 years.
“We are relieved that her passing was peaceful and painless,” Bello said in the statement.
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According to him, she will be buried according to Islamic rites on Monday, March 16 at her residence in Nagazi, Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State.
She is survived by children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many adopted children.
