Former Benue Commissioner, Shehu Othman dies at 91

Alhaji Shehu Othman, a former commissioner in the former Benue State, has passed away at the age of 91. A native of Keana in Nasarawa State, Othman breathed his last on Wednesday, November 29, at Trust Charitos Hospital in Jabi, Abuja.

The family announced the sad news and revealed that the esteemed statesman would be interred on the same day following the Zuhur prayer at the National Mosque in Abuja.

The family said in a statement: “Inna lillahi wa ina ilaihir taki in. With a heavy heart, but in total submission to the will of Allah, the family of Alhaji Shehu Othman wishes to announce his demise today, 29th November 2023, aged 91, at the Trust Charitos Hospital in Jabi, Abuja, after a brief illness.

“May Allah rest and forgive the soul of the departed, and grant him Aljannah Firdaus, amen.”