May 14, 2026

House of Reps member, Ja’afaru Illiyasu, passes away

By Muhammad A. Aliyu

A member House of Representatives representing Magama /Rijau Federal constituency from Niger State, Jafaru Iliyasu is dead.

Iliyasu passed away in his sleep on Monday morning after returning from Lagos, a close associate confirmed to Okay.ng.

Efforts to reach out to his spokesman, Benjamin Kalu, were abortive as he refused to pick calls or return messages.

 

 

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