Bauchi confab delegate dies in Abuja

A delegate to the ongoing National Conference, Alhaji Mohammed Misau, is dead. Although the details of his death were still sketchy, it was learnt that he died on Thursday night at the National Hospital, Abuja. Misau, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police from Bauchi State, according his cousin, Mohammed Hamma, died after a brief illness at the age of 67. The remains of the deceased were being taken to Misau, his home town in Bauchi State at the time of filing this report. The deceased’s cousin said the body would be buried according to Islamic rites shortly after prayer. The late delegate was helped to a seat by an aide last Wednesday afternoon, when he attempted to walk to where his car was parked but couldn’t muster enough strength to do so. When contacted, the Assistant Secretary (Media and Communication) for the National Conference, Mr. James Akpandem,confirmed the death saying, “it is true.” A delegate from the South-West, Mr. Yinka Odumakin said, “Yes, I heard of it that the man is dead.”