Suleiman Adamu Explained

Suleiman Adamu (- 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian politician. He was serving as a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, representing Nasarawa Central constituency, at the time of his death due to COVID-19 in April 2020.^{[1] [2]}

Death

Suleiman Adamu died from COVID-19 at Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, on 30 April 2020.^[1] He was buried on 1 May in his hometown, Nasarawa.^[3] His test results, which were not completed until after he died, confirmed COVID-19.^{[3] [4]}

Adamu was the first recorded fatality from COVID-19 in Nasarawa State during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.^[1]

In response to his death, the state government closed the Nasarawa State House of Assembly building for decontamination and imposed a lockdown on Suleiman Adamu's hometown of Nasarawa to slow the spread of COVID-19.^{[3] [5]}

Notes and References

1. News: Nasarawa Assembly member died of COVID-19 ― Gov Sule . . 2020-05-03 . 2020-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504135821/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/05/nasarawa-assembly-member-died-of-covid-19-%e2%80%95-gov-sule/ . 2020-05-04 . live.
2. News: Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly . . 2020-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505015031/http://www.nasarawastate.gov.ng/legislature.php . 2020-05-05 . live.
3. News: Nsikak . Nseyen . Lawmaker, Suleiman Adamu died of COVID-19 – Nasarawa govt reveals . . 2020-05-03 . 2020-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505183014/https://dailypost.ng/2020/05/03/lawmaker-suleiman-adamu-died-of-covid-19-nasarawa-govt-reveals/ . 2020-05-05 . live.
4. Web site: Nasarawa Assembly loses member. Punch Newspapers. May 2020 . en-US. 2020-05-26.
5. News: Ibraheem . Hamza Muhammad . Nasarawa imposes total lockdown over rise in COVID-19 cases . . 2020-05-03 . 2020-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505183854/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/nasarawa-imposes-total-lockdown-over-rise-in-covid-19-cases.html . 2020-05-05 . live.