Home Tragic Former North-Western state Governor, Usman Farouk dies at 85 Tragic Former North-Western state Governor, Usman Farouk dies at 85 By Staff - December 19, 2020 27 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Spread the loveAlhaji Usman Farouk, the first Military Governor of the defunct North-Western State is dead at the age 85. Usman died at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe at about 1:00 am where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. Daily Trust reported that his funeral prayer was held at the Emir of Gombe’s palace at 4:00 pm on Friday, December 18. He is survived by three wives, 23 children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Woman commits suicide after her husband stole her money to marry another wife NFL Legend, John Madden dies More photos of the American Instagram model who died in a hotel room in Ghana after flying in to ‘have fun’ with a Ghanaian... LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Recaptcha - Advertisement -Don't Miss Dabota Lawson threatens to start calling out people showing off designer bags but owing... Staff - August 6, 2019 Ogun Deputy Speaker impeached over alleged gross misconduct Staff - March 4, 2021 10-year-old boy brutalized with hot pressing iron by Alfa Staff - January 27, 2020 Shocking CCTV footage of moment a man tried to kidnap a 4-year-old child in... Staff - September 13, 2020 Convicted Yahoo boys in Abeokuta to refund $6,100 to victims Staff - March 2, 2021