The Nigerian ambassador to Morocco is dead. He died at the age of 42.
Glamtush reports that Nigeria’s Ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, also known as the Magajin Garin Zazzau and a biological younger brother of the Emir of Zazzau, has passed away.
This online platform understands that the news of his death was confirmed in a statement in an X post on Friday issued by the Media and Publicity Officer of the Zazzau Emirate Council.
According to the post, Ambassador Mansur passed away on Friday morning at a private hospital in Lagos while in transit to Morocco.
The statement added that “funeral prayers will be announced later.”
The post read, “Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihir Raji’un! On a sad note, We announced the death of Ambasssdor MANSUR NUHU BAMALLI, Magajin Garin Zazzau.
“Ambassador Mansur passed away this morning at Dorches Hospital, Abuja while on transit to Morocco. Funeral arrangement will be communicated later.”
Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed him just a year ago in recognition of his decades of meritorious service in the Nigerian Foreign Service.
He served as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy director prior to being appointed. Ambassador Bamalli is survived by his wife and two children.
Nigeria’s foreign ambassadors were recalled across 300 foreign missions, but many are yet to return to the country due to logistical issues, including obtaining the Authority to Incur Expenditures (AIEs) for their return travel.
