A member of the House of Representative, honorable Jafaru Iliyasu Auna has been declared dead.
Iliyasu was an indigene of Niger State. He represented the people of Magama/Rijau federal constituency of Niger state until the time of his death.
The member of the representative Auna was on his way back from Lagos on Sunday, December 1, before he died on Monday, December 2.
President Buhari has sent his condolences to the family of the Honourable member.
Premium Times reported that the lawmaker died in his sleep on Monday. According to a close relative of the lawmaker, he died on the morning of Monday.
“He came back from Lagos last night, went to sleep but did not wake up,” the source said.