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Reports reaching Pointblankews.com indicates that Dr Umaru Dikko has died.
According to his son, Dr Bello Dikko, his father died in a London hospital after a protracted illness.
Dikko a Second Republic politician was one of the very prominent figures in the administration of former President, Shehu Shagari.
Dikko once held the office of Transport minister
When The Buhari/Idiagbon regime came in through a coup, their agents tried to bring back Dikko in a crate from London where he fled after the coup.
Details later.