Suleiman Adamu
Suleiman Adamu( - 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian politician. He was serving as a member of theNasarawa State House of Assembly,representing Nasarawa Centralconstituency,at the time of his death due toCOVID-19in April 2020.[1][2]
Death
[edit]Suleiman Adamu died from COVID-19 atFederal Medical Centre(FMC) inKeffi,Nasarawa State,Nigeria,on 30 April 2020.[1]He was buried on 1 May in his hometown,Nasarawa.[3]His test results, which were not completed until after he died, confirmed COVID-19.[3][4]
Adamu was the first recorded fatality from COVID-19 in Nasarawa State during theCOVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.[1]
In response to his death, the state government closed the Nasarawa State House of Assembly building for decontamination and imposed a lockdown on Suleiman Adamu's hometown of Nasarawa to slow the spread of COVID-19.[3][5]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Nasarawa Assembly member died of COVID-19 ― Gov Sule".Vanguard (Nigeria).2020-05-03.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-05-04.Retrieved2020-05-05.
- ^"Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly".Government ofNasarawa State.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-05-05.Retrieved2020-05-05.
- ^abcNseyen, Nsikak (2020-05-03)."Lawmaker, Suleiman Adamu died of COVID-19 – Nasarawa govt reveals".Daily Post (Nigeria).Archivedfrom the original on 2020-05-05.Retrieved2020-05-05.
- ^"Nasarawa Assembly loses member".Punch Newspapers.May 2020.Retrieved2020-05-26.
- ^Hamza Muhammad, Ibraheem (2020-05-03)."Nasarawa imposes total lockdown over rise in COVID-19 cases".Daily Trust.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-05-05.Retrieved2020-05-05.
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