A former military governor of Jigawa State, Brigadier General Ibrahim Aliyu (rtd), is dead.
He died in Kaduna on Friday.
The Jigawa State Government announced his demise in a press statement by Habibu Nuhu Kila, Special Adviser, Media and Public Relations to the governor.
The statement read: “His Excellency, Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, of Jigawa State with utter sadness, announced the death of a former Military Administrator of Jigawa State, Brigadier General Ibrahim Aliyu (rtd), who died yesterday Friday in Kaduna.
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“Governor Badaru described the death of General Aliyu as a great loss to the people and government of Jigawa State.
“He said that the late General sacrificed his life in the service of humanity.