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General News of Friday, 8 May 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

JUST IN: President Buhari's nephew dies

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.) The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.)

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.) has lost his nephew, Muritala Dauda, according to the presidency.

Dauda's death was announced the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Friday 8 May 2020, on his official Twitter account.

Confirming the death, Mr. Shehu said, "President Muhammadu Buhari has consoled the members of his extended family and Daura community at large following the death of his nephew, Alhaji Mutari Dauda, Mallam Mamman Daura’s younger brother."

In a condolence message, President Buhari said: "Let me on behalf of myself and my family convey to you my deepest sympathy for the loss of Mutari Dauda. Death is inevitable and every soul must taste death one day.

"What we owe the dead are not tears, because our tears can't bring them back, but what they deserve are our prayers. In this regard, my heart and prayers go out to all the family members and the Daura community as a whole over this irreparable loss."

"May Allah forgive his gentle soul and reward his goods deeds with aljanna. Amin," the President further prayed.

The cause of death was not mentioned.