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Local official dies in road accident in Nigeria

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Masud Umar, chairman of Zaki local government in Nigeria’s Bauchi State, died in a road accident in Konkiyal village, Darazo district. Governor Bala Mohammed praised an official committed to emergency management and local development, according to his communications adviser.

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi State, announced the death of Malam Masud Umar, chairman of Zaki Local Government Council, in a road accident in Konkiyal village, Bauchi State, Daily Trust reports. The elected official was returning to Zaki after attending an Allied People’s Movement (APM) party meeting on Sunday.

Before his election as chairman of the local council, Masud Umar headed the Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency, where he handled disaster response and humanitarian aid. The governor praised his commitment to local development and initiatives supporting young people and women. Daily Trust did not give the exact date of the accident.

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