Former interior minister, Bello Yusuf, dies at 76

Born in Gwaram, Jigawa State in 1947, Yusuf was minister of interior in 1981 and minister of commerce in 1982.

By Jeffrey Agbo

Ex-minister of interior, Bello Yusuf, has died at the age of 76 in Kano.

According to a friend of the bereaved family, Hussaini Dalhatu, the former minister died in the early hours of Friday in Kano.

Dalhatu said the funeral prayer of the Sardauna Dutse would take place after Jumu’at prayer at the Emir of Kano’s palace.

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Born in Gwaram, Jigawa State in 1947, Yusuf was minister of interior in 1981 and minister of commerce in 1982.

He was a senator from 1999 to 2007.

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