Adamawa State Governor Losses Father, Aged 82

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Adamawa State Mourns as Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri looses Father, Alhaji Umaru Badami at the age of 82.

Alhaji Umaru Badami died at the Federal Medical Center Yola at about 2:30 pm Sunday at the age 82.

This is contained in a press statement issued by the Director General, Media and Communications to the governor, Solomon Kumangar and made available to Newsmen Sunday.

He said, "He was an ex serviceman who retired from the Nigerian Army in 1984.

"The funeral prayers would take place at Lamido"s Palace at 4 pm 28th July, 2019."




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