A member of the National Assembly representing Rijau/Magama federal constituency of Niger state, Jafaru Iliyasu Auna is dead.
Hon Auna died at Maitama General Hospital Monday morning after a brief illness.
Confirming the death of the lawmaker, another lawmaker from Niger state, Sa’idu Musa Abdullahi said the deceased came back from a trip to Lagos Sunday night and died early morning on Monday.
Blueprint learnt that the burial prayers have been fixed for 4pm at Minna Central Mosque.