BREAKING…..Shocking death hits Sokoto

Another shocking death has hitted sokoto state government. The deceased is the serving Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Arzika Tureta.

He was aged 62. Arzika died after a protracted illness, ROYAL NEWS has gathered, preparations for his burial have commenced in his hometown of Tureta.

The deceased served as commissioner during former Gov. Aliyu Wamakko’s administration for eight years and was later reappointed by Gov. Aminu Tambuwal for an additional six years.
The Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Muktar Dodo-Iya, stated this in a statement issued in Sokoto.

He said that the deceased passed on in the early hours of Monday at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUS)leaving behind two wives and seven children.

He said that Tureta was once a member representing Tureta local government area in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, before becoming a federal lawmaker representing Bodinga/DangeShuni/Tureta, Federal Constituency.