The wife of Niger State Deputy Governor, Yakubu Garba, Hajiya Zainab Garba, is dead.
The deceased was said to have died at a hospital in Minna on Tuesday after a brief illness.
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago in a condolence message through his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, expressed sadness over the death, describing it as a great loss to the State.
Bago prayed Allah to grant her Aljanatul firdaus and give the husband the fortitude to bear the loss.