Former Senator representing the Funtua Senatorial District of Katsina State, Bello Mandiya, is dead.

His death was announced by a close associate, Malam Maiwada DanMalam, in a Facebook post.

According to DanMalam, the funeral prayer for the former senator will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Apo Legislative Quarters in Abuja.

“Funeral prayers will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja,” he said.

Mandiya represented the Funtua Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate from 2019 to 2023.