A Nigerian man identified as Umar Anwal Umar, has died hours after his wedding fatiha in Kontagora, Niger State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) learnt that Umar and his wife, Hauwa had tied the knot on Friday, 25, 2024.
He died in the early hours of Saturday, October, 26 under undisclosed circumstances. Before his untimely passing, Umar was a staff of First Bank, Kontagora branch.
Mourning his death, a friend and colleague of the deceased, Nafiu Yakubu, in a tribute on Tuesday, October 29, described him as a great person.
He wrote: “Tribute to my late friend/colleague Umar Auwal. It is with great sadness that i pay tribute to My late friend/colleague who lost his life in the early hours of Saturday, 26th October 2024. I was shocked by the devastating news of his death that very morning.
“A great person had left us and although he is not longer with us, we will keep his memory in our hearts. A great soul never dies, we can never forget such a wonderful friend/colleague.
“The many telephone calls and the expressions of sympathy, sorrow, confort, the prayers made to the family on social media is a testament to how important he was in our lives.”