World Wide Gist reports that the state government made an official announcement regarding the sad development on Thursday morning, stating that the politician died following a long battle with illness.
The spokesperson for the state governor, Ahmed Idris, informed the general public about Bello’s untimely death, describing the deceased as a committed public servant.
Bello was said to have passed away in the early hours of today at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) in Sokoto.
“Regrettably, with a heavy heart, I announce the death of Hon. Zayyanu Muhammad Bello, Executive Chairman of Maiyama Local Government.
“He died early this morning at UDUTH Sokoto after a protracted illness,” the terse statement from the state government read.
The statement added that the government would communicate details of his burial arrangements to the public in due course.
