The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari has died of Coronavirus. This was contained in a Tweet by the Senior Special Adviser to the President to the President on Media and Publicity ,
Garba Shehu He wrote ; The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of Chief of Staff to the President,
Abba Kyari contracted the deadly COVID-19 Virus and has been sick since it was reported earlier in March. He reportedly caught the virus on an official trip to the United Kingdom and Germany.
May his soul rest in peace.
Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon.
— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) April 17, 2020