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Shock has greeted the death of Zamfara State Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Tourism, Alhaji Tasi’u Musa-Shinkafi, who died after a brief illness in Kaduna.
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Musa-Shinkafi died at Dialogue Hospital, Kaduna, according to an official announcement by the state Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Tourism.
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The commissioner’s death was announced on Thursday in Gusau by the ministry’s Information Officer, Jamilu Bello.
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The ministry has expressed condolences to his family, associates and the people of Zamfara State, while promising to announce his funeral arrangements in due course.
November 12, (THEWILL) – There is shock in Zamfara State following the death of the state’s Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Tourism, Alhaji Tasi’u Musa-Shinkafi, who died after a brief illness at Dialogue Hospital, Kaduna.
A statement signed on Thursday by Jamilu Bello, the Information Officer of the Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Tourism, said the commissioner died at the Kaduna-based hospital following a brief illness but did not disclose the nature of his ailment.
“The Zamfara Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Tourism regrets to announce the death of the Honourable Commissioner, Tasi’u Musa-Shinkafi, who passed away following a brief illness at Dialogue Hospital, Kaduna”, Bello said.
The ministry expressed sadness over his death and extended its condolences to his immediate family, relatives, associates and the people of Zamfara State.
It described the development as a painful loss and said further information concerning the burial arrangements would be made public in due course.
“Further details regarding the funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course”, the statement added.
The ministry also prayed for Allah’s forgiveness for the deceased and asked for divine strength for his family and the people of the state to bear the loss.
Musa-Shinkafi served as Zamfara State Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Tourism, a portfolio with responsibilities covering commerce, industrial development and tourism in the state.
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