The Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Usman Zuru, has died.
He passed away at a hospital in Egypt, where he had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.
Sources said he had been battling the ailment for some time and was flown abroad after his condition worsened shortly before the Ramadan fasting period.
The late lawmaker represented Zuru Constituency in the state assembly.
Reacting to the development, an aide to Governor Nasir Idris on Communication and Strategy, Idris Abdullahi Zuru, described the news as shocking and a painful loss to the state and the country.
He said the government was still gathering details surrounding the Speaker’s death and would, in consultation with the family, announce burial arrangements in due course.
