Umar Audi, a lawmaker at the Borno state House of Assembly, is reportedly dead
- Audi, who represented Bayo constituency, died shortly after being admitted to the hospital
- The lawmaker's sample has been sent to NCDC to ascertain if his death is Covid-19 related
Barely a week after the death of Shehu of Bama, Borno state has lost one of its lawmakers, Umar Audi, who represented Bayo constituency at the state House of Assembly.
Audi was reported to have passed away on Tuesday evening, May 5, at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, The Cable reports.
He was later admitted after his family member prevailed over the matter but he gave up shortly after he was admitted for treatment.
Umar Audi, a lawmaker at the Borno state house of assembly is dead.
“He died shortly after they admitted him. His sample has been sent to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control to certify if the death has anything to do with COVID-19,” the source said.
Meanwhile, it is reported that Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara state, Ahmad Muhammad Asha, also known as Sarkin Kiyawan KauraNamoda has died. He passed on in the early hours of Sunday, May 3, at the age of 71.
His younger brother, Abdulkarim Ahmad Asha, the Dan Jekan Kaura Namoda, said the emir had battled diabetes and hypertension for a long time.
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