Match Commissioner for the Kano Pillars vs Ikorodu United fixture, Mr Nuhu Tanko, has reportedly died of heart failure on Monday morning.

Tanko had successfully supervised the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) tie at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Sunday, which the hosts won 2-1.

However, he was later found dead in his hotel room, before being rushed to the Murtala Mohammed Hospital in Kano.

Kano Pillars media officer, Idris Malikawa, confirmed the tragic news.


“It is confirmed. He (Nuhu Tanko) is dead,” Malikawa told Goal.

“He died a natural death. We took him to the hospital this morning and he was confirmed by the medical doctor in charge.

“The doctor said he died of hypertension due to high blood pressure.”

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