The Yobe State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Alhaji Goni Lawal, has died in an auto crash in the state.
Lawal died at the age of 57.
The spokesperson of the ministry, Tijjani Ciroma, confirmed the death of the commissioner on Wednesday.
He said Lawal, who was appointed as a commissioner in 2019, died in a car accident on Potiskum to Azare Road at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Ciroma said the deceased was on his way to Kano to board a flight to Abuja for an official function.
The spokesperson said funeral prayers for the deceased would hold by 11 a.m. at Yobe Islamic Centre, Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
Lawal was a member of the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015.
He is survived by two wives and many children.
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