Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has lost his Personal Assistant, Suleiman Abdullateef.
Abdullateef was reported to have died in the early hours of Wednesday following a brief illness.
An aide to the Governor confirmed the incide to Newmen.
However, there has been no official statement from the Government as at the time of filing in this report.
According to reports he died at a private hospital in Abuja on Wednesday morning.
A hospital source said he died of sepsis shock and cardiac arrest.
In a statement, Onogwu Muhammed, chief press secretary to the governor, said Suleiman died after a brief illness.
“We regret to announce the passage of the personal assistant to the governor of Kogi state, Abdulateef Suleiman,” the statement read.
“The deceased had been on admission at a private hospital in Abuja for the treatment of septic shock but died of cardiac arrest Wednesday morning at the age of 41.
“He will be buried later on Wednesday according to Islamic funeral rites.”
- Newsmen understands that the burial will take place in Abuja
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