By Chioma Iruke
Chief (Mrs) Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, wife of former Nigerian Head of State, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunakwe (JTU) Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead.
The former first lady died on Monday morning at the age of 97.
Aguyi-Ironsi seized power amidst ensuing chaos following the 15 January 1966 military coup, which decapitated the country’s leadership.