Alhaji Maigari Aliyu Misau, younger brother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Bauchi State, Babayo Aliyu Misau (Turu Dan Ali), is dead.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Maigari Misau died on Saturday and was buried on Sunday at Gwallaga Central Mosque, the second largest mosque in Bauchi state.
This newspaper cannot yet establish the cause of his death and his age.
People have been sending messages of condolence to the Misau family.
In a piece of related news from the North-East state, the Bauchi government has approved N100 million to fast-track hosting of the 36th edition of the 2022 National Qur’anic Recitation Competition.
Governor Bala Mohammed stated this at the weekend during the inauguration of a 57-member Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the contest.
The national competition is scheduled to take place in Bauchi from March 18 to March 20, 2022.