The Nigerian ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, has died at the age of 42.
He was also the Magajin Garin Zazzau and biological younger brother to the Emir of Zazzau.
A statement by the Media and Publicity officer of the Zazzau emirate council said Mansur Nuhu Bamalli died at a private Hospital in Lagos while on transit to Morocco.
The statement added that “funeral prayers will be announced later.”
He is survived by a wife and 2 children.
Bamalli was appointed last year by former President Muhammadu Buhari.