Nigerian president’s chief of staff dies of COVID-19

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Sat, 18 Apr 2020 - 12:02 GMT

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Sat, 18 Apr 2020 - 12:02 GMT

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York - REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York - REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

ABUJA, April 18 (MENA) - Abba Kyari, one of the closest advisers to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, died Friday after contracting the novel coronavirus, becoming the highest-profile casualty of the virus in Africa’s biggest economy, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.

Buhari named Kyari as his chief of staff in August 2015, and renewed his appointment after winning a second term in office.

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