Outspoken Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed, is dead

An outspoken Second Republic member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Dr Junaid Mohammed has died.

His brother, Dr Ahmed Salik, a former lecturer with the Bayero University Kano and also a former member of the House of Representatives confirmed his death this evening.

The late Junaid was a Soviet trained Medical Doctor and staunch critic of President Muhammadu Buhari.

He died on Thursday evening at his residence in Kano after a protracted illness