The Aku Uka of Jukun Kingdom, His Royal Highness Dr Shekarau Angyu Masa-Ibi, has been reported dead.

The late Aku Uka died after a brief illness. He was aged 84.

A source confirmed that traditional rites for official announcement of the first class monarch has commenced.

Blueprint reported that Masa-Ibi is the 27th Aku Uka (paramount ruler) of Kwararafa.

The deceased is also the 13th monarch since the founding of the Wukari Federation, a Jukun tradition state in Middle Belt, Nigeria.

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