By Abdul Hassan

Faisal Makarfi, the first son of Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, a former Governor of Kaduna State, is dead.

Alhaji Ibrahim Makarfi, a brother to the former governor, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday evening.

He said that Faisal died as a result of injuries he sustained from an accident involving his car on the Kaduna-Zaria Highway on Saturday afternoon.

He the deceased was returning from a condolence visit to the family of late Dan Isan Zazzau, who died recently.

The family member said that the deceased’s remains would be buried on Sunday at Makarfi town at 1:00 pm, in accordance with Islamic rites.

The late Faisal, aged 46, survived by a wife and a child. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Mark Longyen