Just In: President Buhari Nephew Dies

The nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji Ibrahim Dauda has died after a prolonged illness.

Alhaji Dauda died in Daura, Katsina State, North-West Nigeria.

Reacting to Dauda’s death in a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Garba Shehu, Buhari stated that his family and Daura community has been robbed of one of its finest gentlemen by death.

“I am deeply touched and devastated by the passing of yet another family member, a man who had demonstrated amazing kindness and honesty in all his dealings,” he said.

Buhari asked the Almighty God to forgive the soul of the deceased and reward his great and noble deeds with paradise.

Dauda is survived by his children, including Dauda Ibrahim, a Chief Administrative Officer in the State House, Abuja.