A member of the lower chamber of the National Assembly, Jafaru Iliyasu Auna, has been reported died at a hospital in Abuja after a brief illness. 
Premium Times reports that the House of Rep member who represents Magama/Rijau federal constituency of Niger state died on Monday morning, December 2. The newspaper citing a close associate of the lawmaker stated that Illiyasu in his sleep.
“He came back from Lagos last night, went to sleep but did not wake up,” he said. Daily Trust reports that Auna died at the Maitama General Hospital in Abuja.
The newspaper stated that Auna’s death was confirmed by another lawmaker from Niger state, Sa’idu Musa Abdullahi who said the deceased came back from a trip to Lagos on Sunday night and died early morning today.
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