Katsina lawmaker elected to fill up position of late lawmaker, dies in Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ibrahim Aminu Kurami, the lawmaker representing Bakori Local Government Area in Katsina State House of Assembly, is dead.

The lawmaker who died today around 2 am Nigerian time, was elected to Katsina State House of Assembly in a by-election conducted on October 31, 2020, following the death of his predecessor, Hon. Abdurrazak Ismail Tsiga.

Kurami’s family told Daily Trust that he died after a brief illness in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. He reportedly traveled to the Middle-East country to perform Umrah.

Ibrahim Aminu Kurami left behind two wives, 11 children, and three grandchildren. A crowd of sympathizers was spotted at his house on Monday morning when visited by some journalists.