Shock As Two Kano Lawmakers Die Same Day, Same Time, Almost

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Commercial nerve centre of the North, Kano, was, on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, engulfed in mourning following the sudden death of two serving House of Assembly members.

Hons Aminu Sa’adu, Ungogo State Constituency and Sarki Aliyu Daneji, (Kano Municipal) died almost simultaneously, thereby, sending a huge shock wave across the state.

According to Sanusi Tofa, the Kano State Governor’s spokesman, who disclosed the unfortunate development on his official site, Hon Aliyu Daneji had died earlier in the day. But while the news of  his   death was being broken to his colleagues, Hon Sa’adu was pronounced dead few minutes   after being taken to the hospital

Hon Sa’adu was said to have fallen ill shortly after arriving the Assembly Complex for the business of the day. He was, then, rushed to the hospital for medical attention. But he passed.

The burial ceremonies of the two Lawmakers were underway as at the time of reporting in accordance with Islamic rites