Borno state Deputy Governor, Zannah Umar Mustapha, has died of cardiac arrest in Yola, Adamawa state.

The deputy governor died in his sleep at a Government House guest room in the state capital in the early hours of Saturday, August 15, 2015. He was found unresponsive by his aides at 8am after they noticed that he had not awoken early for prayers as usual. 

He had gone to Yola represent state government at a convocation ceremony at Moddibo Adama University in Yola.

The state governor, Kashim Shettima, confimed Mr. Mustafa’s death.