Aged 61, Abdullahi died of
malaria-related illness at about 2 p.m. on Sunday in his Lokoja home in Kogi. He was said to have been battling with stroke
for the past 5 years.
His second daughter, Salamatu Abdullahi,
said that the late coach was buried according to Islamic rites at about 5 p.m.
“He was buried at the family house in
Koton Karfe, the Kogi Local Government Area headquarters,’’ she said.
Salamatu said the late Abdullahi was
taken to a private hospital on Thursday and was on admission till Saturday when
he was certified fit and consequently discharged.
She said her late father was getting
set to go back to the hospital for an injection when he suddenly died.
Salamatu described Abdullahi who also
served as an Assistant Coach to the Super Eagles as a good and caring father.
He left behind one wife and four
children
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