The Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari is dead. The news was shared via the official twitter handle of Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President.

However, the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained.

Femi Adesina tweeted:

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