BREAKING: Prominent Northern Politician, Umaru Dikko, is dead

Former Minister of Transportation, Umaru Dikko (picture above). A prominent northern politician and Minister of Transportation during the Second Republic, Umaru Dikko, is dead, his son, Dr. Bello Dikko, has said.

Mr. Dikko, 78, died early Tuesday in a London hospital, family members told PREMIUM TIMES.

He has been sick for “quite some time” and suffered three strokes in a row, a family member said.

Details later….