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Mallam Abba Kyari is dead

Mallam Abba Kyari is dead
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Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari is dead

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The Chief of Staff to President Mohammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari dies after battling Coronavirus

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity confirmed this in a tweet at 12:44 am on Saturday, April 18, 2020.

His tweet reads; “Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon.”

The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020.

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