Abba Kyari dies after Testing Positive to Coronavirus

The Chief of Staff of President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has passed.

The president’s special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed the news on his Twitter, writing:

Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon.

Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon.

— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) April 17, 2020

Abba Kyari had back in March gone into self isolation after testing positive for the virus, and little has been heard about him since then.

Twitter users have since the breaking of the news been commiserating, wishing him a peaceful rest.