Nigeria: Massive Crowd As Bamanga Tukur Is Laid to Rest
Prominent Nigerians, including Africa's richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Governor Ahmadu Umar Fintiri and former Governor Umar Jibrilla Bindow, have attended the funeral prayers of elder statesman Bamanga Tukur held at Lamido's Palace Mosque, The former governor of defunct Gongola State and ex-National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Muhammad Tukur, was on Sunday, 13 September 2026, buried in Yola after funeral prayers at the Lamido of Adamawa's Palace Mosque in Yola Town.
The deceased was a prominent elder statesman who served as Governor of the defunct Gongola State and played significant roles in Nigeria's political and public life.
The Chief Imam of Modibbo Adama Jumma'at Mosque, Khadi Ahmadu Bobboi, led the funeral prayers before the remains of the late elder statesman were conveyed to his final resting place in Yola.
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