The Rector, Nigeria – Korea Friendship Institute (NKFI), Mr. Charles Oluwatoyin has mourned the demise of the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi III, OON who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 80 years after a brief illness.

The NKFI Rector in a personal note of commiseration, described the Late Maigari as a father to many including himself, noting that he was a traditional ruler that treated every of his subjects equally irrespective of where they came from.

He noted that the Late Monarch was a man of peace and great wisdom who was at all times ready to help anyone who asked his counsel, stressing that the Late paramount ruler served his subjects with love and the fear of God.

He explained that the Maigari would be remembered as a just, fair and equitable king who through his lifetime preached and practiced peaceful coexistence amongst everyone, love for all mankind stressing that his unforgettable legacies would be remembered in the annals of history.

Mr. Charles commiserated with the family of the Maigari, the people of Lokoja and the entire state over the demise of the paramount ruler while he prayed for God to grant him eternal rest.