Ibrahim Mantu, a former deputy president, is dead.
A family source, who confirmed the demise to our correspondent, said the former deputy senate president died at about 2am on Tuesday, after nine days of sickness and isolation.
The source said the legislator died at the Diff Hospital in Abuja, explaining that he (Mantu) fell ill about nine days ago and was receiving treatment at home and he was rushed to the hospital when there was no sign of improvement.