Plateau First-Class Traditional Ruler Is Dead

A first-class traditional ruler in Plateau State, the Long-Gomia of Shendam, Hubert Shaidas, is dead. Mr. Shaidas, one of the longest serving paramount rulers in Plateau State, died of kidney related disease in an undisclosed hospital in Jos on Sunday.

According to sources, the ruler had been on dialysis and life support machine for the past one year. He died aged 81 and was buried on Monday in accordance with Gomai traditional rites.