Suleiman Adamu

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Suleiman Adamu ( - 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian politician. He was serving as a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, representing Nasarawa Central constituency, at the time of his death due to COVID-19 in April 2020. [1] [2]

Death

Suleiman Adamu died from COVID-19 at Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, on 30 April 2020. [1] He was buried on 1 May in his hometown, Nasarawa. [3] His test results, which were not completed until after he died, confirmed COVID-19. [3] [4]

Adamu was the first recorded fatality from COVID-19 in Nasarawa State during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. [1]

In response to his death, the state government closed the Nasarawa State House of Assembly building for decontamination and imposed a lockdown on Suleiman Adamu's hometown of Nasarawa to slow the spread of COVID-19. [3] [5]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly". Government of Nasarawa State . Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  3. 1 2 3 Nseyen, Nsikak (2020-05-03). "Lawmaker, Suleiman Adamu died of COVID-19 – Nasarawa govt reveals". Daily Post (Nigeria) . Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Nasarawa Assembly loses member". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. ↑ Hamza Muhammad, Ibraheem (2020-05-03). "Nasarawa imposes total lockdown over rise in COVID-19 cases". Daily Trust . Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-05.


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