On October 23, 2005, Nigeria’s First Lady, Chief (Mrs) Stella Obasanjo died.
Mrs. Obasanjo, 59, died in a private hospital in Marbella, Spain, from complications arising from cosmetic surgery.
According to a presidency source, the First Lady had travelled to Spain for a routine medical check-up but decided to undergo tummy tuck surgery.
Sources said the procedure, known as abdominoplasty, developed complications post-surgery, leading to her death around 11 a.m. Nigerian time.
President Olusegun Obasanjo, who was attending the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations in New York, was said to have been briefed on the development.
The news of her death threw the Presidential Villa and her home town, Iruekpen, Edo State, into mourning.
Mrs. Obasanjo, a political activist and founder of the Child Care Trust, was known for her campaign against child trafficking and female genital mutilation.
She is survived by her husband, the President, and children.
