JUST IN: Kebbi assembly speaker, Muhammad Zuru, is dead

Muhammad Zuru, speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, has passed away.

Zuru died on Monday night at a hospital in Egypt, where he had been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness.

Sources close to the Kebbi State Government confirmed his death, though no details about the illness were revealed.

Before his passing, he represented the Zuru Constituency in the state assembly and was widely seen as a prominent figure in the legislature.

Confirming the incident, the governor’s aide on Communication and Strategy, Idris Zuru, described the loss as shocking.

“The death of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Muhammad Usman Zuru, came to us as a rude shock. It is a painful loss not only to Kebbi State but to the entire nation,” he said.

He added that more information would be released by the government.

“We are still gathering full details surrounding his passing. The government will make an official statement and announce burial arrangements in consultation with the family,” Zuru stated.

The state government and the family are expected to announce funeral arrangements in due course.