The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has announced the death of her Protocol Officer, Sani Yekini.
The First Lady announced the passing of the staff via her Twitter handle on Wednesday.
Haji Buhari said Yekini had been with her for the past four years.
She tweeted: “Inna lillahi wa Inna ilaihi Rajiun.
“On behalf of my family and entire staff of my office, I wish to condole the family of Mr Sani Yekini a protocol officer in my office who died earlier today.
“May Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus.
“Mr Yekini served in my office for 4 years, he was down with diabetes and lost the battle today.
“He was a very committed, dedicated and courageous staff.
“May God grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss.”