Information reaching Ashiwaju.org revealed that the Borno State
deputy governor, Zannah Mustapha, is feared dead, according to sourced from government officials.
The deputy
governor reportedly died in Yola, capital of the neighbouring Adamawa state,
while on an official duty there.
Details of his
demise has not been made known, but news about his death has sent shock waves
across Borno state.
The state
government is yet to confirm the report as Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser to
Governor Kashim Shettima, did not answer or return calls seeking comment.
He is also yet to
respond to a text message sent to him.
Ashiwaju.org was informed by an insider in Yola the Adamawa State
Government House that the deputy governor passed on in his hotel room along Army
Barracks road in the city.
The source said
Mr. Zanna was found dead in his hotel and that his remains had been taken to
the Federal Medical Hospital, Yola.
The hospital
remained heavily guarded Saturday morning.
Telephone calls
to the hospital’s spokesperson, Mohammed Dodo, did not go through.
Unconfirmed report had it that the mistress he checked in the previous night had been at large, but her identity is yet to be known by our source.
