Hon. Zayyanu Muhammad, the Executive Chairman of Maiyama Local Government Area, Kebbi State, is dead.
According to a statement by the spokesperson for Kebbi State Governor Ahmed Idris, on Thursday, Bello died after a protracted illness.
The statement added the council chairman passed away in the early hours of Thursday at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto, according to the statement.
“It is with great sadness that I announce the death of Hon. Zayyanu Muhammad Bello, Executive Chairman of Maiyama Local Government.
“He died early this morning at UDUTH Sokoto after a protracted illness,” the statement read.
It added that the government would provide information about his burial preparations to the public in due course.