A close family member of the former military
administrator who confirmed his death said
Kontagora died of COVID-19 related
complications.

Former Military Administrator of Kano and Benue
state, Colonel Aminu Kontagora is dead.
According to Channels TV, he died at the age of
65 on Sunday night after a brief illness at a
hospital in Abuja.

A close family member of the former military
administrator who confirmed his death said
Kontagora died of COVID-19 related
complications.

The family source also disclosed that he will be
buried today, Monday, January 11, in line with the
Islamic injunction.

Born in 1956, Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora was
Administrator of Benue State, from August 1996
to August 1998 during the military regime of
General Sani Abacha.

He was also the Administrator of Kano State from
September 1998 to May 1999, under the
transitional regime of General Abdulsalami
Abubakar. He handed over power to the then
elected executive governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

In June 2009, President Musa Yar’adua named him
as a member of the board of The National
Veterinary Research Institute. He was later
named chairman of the Niger State Elders
Committee of the People’s Democratic Party
(PDP) in September 2009.

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RIP Sir


We now type almost 20 RIP daily on Nairaland

Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Hiss.

Nice one

Seems this new strain is rejuvenated and stronger, Africans are now more susceptible

Rest in peace sir, you left a mark.

RIP sire

The people who ruined Nigeria.