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Ango Abdullahi’s Son Is Dead

Isah Ango Abdullahi, the eldest son of the Chairman, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, has passed away following a brief illness.

Isah Ango Abdullahi

Daily Trust quoted a family source saying that Isah died in Abuja Thursday evening, June 30, adding that his corpse would be brought to Zaria today for funeral prayers.

The source said the prayers will be held for the deceased at Haruna Danja Juma’at Mosque at about 1.30pm on Friday.

Until his death, Isah was a staff member of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) in Abuja. He is survived by a wife and children.

KanyiDaily had reported how one of Ango Abdullahi’s sons recently won Kaduna PDP House of Representatives ticket despite being in kidnappers den.

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Tobias Sylvester

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