JUST IN: Sokoto Commissioner Dies At 62

The Sokoto State Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Arzika Tureta is dead.

Tureta died at the age of 62, after a protected illness

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Muktar Dodo-Iya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto, that the deceased passd on in the early hours on Monday at the Usmanh Danfodio University Hospital(UDUS).

Until his death, the Tureta served as commissioner during former Gov. Aliyu Wamakko’s administration for eight years and was later reappointed by Gov. Aminu Tambuwal for an additional six years.

Meanwhile, preparations for his burial have commenced in his hometown of Tureta, NAN reports.

(NAN)