Alhaji Umaru Badami, father to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, is dead.
Badami, 82, died on Sunday after a protracted illness, according to Mr Solomon Kumangar, Director-General, Media and Communications to the governor.
He said that the octogenarian passed away around 2.30 p.m.
“He was on admission at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola and was discharged yesterday only to later collapse,” Kumagar said.
The deceased, a retired soldier, is survived by a wife and six children, including Governor Fintiri.
Badami had been buried according to Islamic rites after funeral prayers at the Yola Central Mosque.
