Tragedy struck the Kano State House of Assembly yesterday with the sudden deaths of two serving lawmakers, Aminu Sa'ad of the Ungogo Constituency and Sarki Aliyu Daneji of the Kano Municipal Constituency, who died within an hour of each other.
News of Sa'ad's passing emerged first, sending shockwaves through the Assembly, before the death of Daneji was confirmed less than an hour later.
The development was confirmed by Sanusi Bature, spokesperson to Governor Abba Yusuf, in a post on his verified Facebook account. He wrote: "From Allah we come and to Him we shall return. Sarki Aliyu Daneji, member representing Kano Municipal at Kano State House of Assembly, died today an hour after the death of his counterpart."
As of press time, the causes of the lawmakers' deaths had not been disclosed.
