Alhaji Gimba Abubakar, the Galadima Raban Nupe and Coordinator of Chieftaincy Affairs to Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has died.
Family sources said he passed away early hour of Saturday after a short illness.
“He left for hospital on his own this morning only for us to be informed later that he is dead,” one of the relatives said.
They noted that Abubakar was in good health on Friday, carrying out his usual activities without any sign of sickness.
In a condolence message released by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, the governor extended sympathies to the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, and the entire family of the deceased.
The late Abubakar, who was in his early 50s, is survived by three wives and children.
Governor Bago described him as a disciplined and dedicated man who always stood for what is right.
