Former NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru is Dead

A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, is dead.

The sad news was shared by the current NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari in a tweet via his twitter handle. Though he failed to share the cause of his death, he disclosed that the former GMD died on midnight of Saturday.

Hr wrote:

“My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night.

“He was of exemplary character and disposition. May Allah forgive him and have mercy upon him.”