The
Ambassador of Nigeria in Doha, Qatar, Abdullahi Wase, is dead.
Wase’s death
was disclosed in a statement by the Spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Tope Elias-Fatile, On Saturday.
Fatile said
Wase, a non-career ambassador from Plateau State, died on Friday night after
battling an undisclosed illness.
“The
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, received the news of his death
with shock and prayed that God grant his family and the nation the fortitude to
bear the great loss.”
The late
envoy would be buried in Doha at 7.00pm (local time) today.
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