Kuvyon II

Dr. Shekarau Angyu Masa-Ibi Kuvyon II, CFR
His Royal Majesty
Monarch of Wukari Federation
Aku Uka of Wukari; Chairman, Taraba State Council of Traditional Rulers; Chancellor, Federal University Dutse
In office1976 - 2021
CoronationByepyi (Beipi)
PredecessorAda Ali Agbumanu V (reigned 1974-6)
SuccessorManu Ishaku Ada Ali
Born1937 (1937)
Wukari, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria)
Died (aged 84)
Wukari
Burial
Wukari
Spouse
Ayondo Kande Masa-Ibi (née Manu Aju Finshi)
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(m. 1961)​
Names
Shekarau Angyu Masa-Ibi
FatherAngyu Masa-Ibi Ashumanu IV (reigned 1940-5)
ReligionChristianity
Occupation• Aku Uka

Kuvyon II (Shekarau Angyu Masa-Ibi; 1937 – 10 October 2021) was the 27th Aku Uka (paramount ruler) of Kwararafa and [1] 13th since the founding of the Wukari Federation, a Jukun tradition state in Middle Belt, Nigeria.[2][3][4] He is also the chairman, Taraba State Council of Traditional Rulers[5] and Chancellor, Federal University Dutse.[6] He died on October 10, 2021, at the age of 84.[7]

  1. ^ "(Dr.) Shekarau Angyu, CFR" (in Hausa). Rumbun Ilimi. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ Angyu, Y. I. (2016). Understanding The Jukun (Wapan) Language. Regal Arts and Computers. pp. 79–81. ISBN 978-6212-2-2-3.
  3. ^ "Dr Shekarau Angyu Masa Ibi Kuvyon II, the incumbent Aku Uka of Wukari". Intervention. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Aku Uka of Wukari". Kingdoms of Nigeria. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Aku was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Anni was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Breaking: Paramount ruler of Jukun race, Aku-Uka of Wukari is dead". Vanguard News Nigeria. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.