DETAILED: How Senator Buruji Kashamu Died
Afnews Editor
Aug 08, 2020
The former lawmaker representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Senator Buruji Kashamu is dead.
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His former colleague, Senator Ben Bruce, confirmed this on Saturday.
In a tweet, Bruce revealed Kashamu died of COVID-19 at First Cardiology Consultants in Lagos.
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Bruce wrote: "I have just lost my good friend of forever to #COVID19. Until his death, Sen. Buruji Kashamu and I were inseparable. He died today at First Cardiology Consultants, in Lagos."
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Buruji becomes yet another high-profile casualty of the pandemic.
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Earlier this year, President Muhammadu Buhari lost two of his trusted aides, Abba Kyari and Isa Funtua to Coronavirus.
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The immediate former Ogun state Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, also died of complications arising from the virus.
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