Faisal Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, the son of former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, has passed away.
According to Nigpost, a family source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed his death, stating that he was involved in a road accident.
According to the report, the accident happened along Kaduna-Zaria highway on Saturday evening.
“The accident occurred along the Kaduna-Zaria highway this evening. He was taken to an undisclosed hospital where he was declared dead. His father was at the hospital; his corpse has been conveyed home for burial arrangements,” the source said.
This is the second tragic incident to befall the family of a top Nigerian this weekend.
NigPOST recalls that the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mele Kyari, had lost Fatima, his 23-year-old daughter on Friday.