Faisal Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, son of former Governor of Kaduna state, Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, is dead.
A family source who did not want to be mentioned confirmed his death to our correspondent, saying the deceased was involved in an accident.
Daily Trust gathered that the accident happened along Kaduna-Zaria road on Saturday evening.
“I don’t have the full details of the incident but I learnt it happened on Kaduna-Zaria road. He was crushed badly. This is really sad,” the source said.
Makarfi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), could not be reached for comments as of the time of filing this report.
The source said funeral arrangements will be disclosed by the family.
This is the second tragic incident to befall the family of a top Nigerian this weekend.
On Friday, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), lost Fatima, his 23-year-old daughter.
She died in Abuja after a brief illness, and was buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
