Lagos Government Thrown Into Mourning As Top Personality Dies Of COVID-19

Lagos Government Thrown Into Mourning As Top Personality Dies Of COVID-19.

Information getting to OnyxNews Nigeria on Wednesday states that the Deputy Governor of Lagos State Dr. Obafemi Hamzat’s half brother, Dr. Haroun Hamzat died of COVID-19 complications.

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat and his half brother, Dr. Haroun Hamzat.

Dr. Hamzat died of the pandemic virus on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the age of 37.

His death was confirmed in a statement by the State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA.

The statement read, “It’s a dark moment in the Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State, as we announce with deep regret the death of our very young colleague, Dr. Haroun Hamzat. Its “sunset at dawn” as he was just 37 years old.

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“He worked as a medical officer at one of the PHCs under Orile Agege LCDA until his demise.

“We commiserate with his immediate family, friends, associates, colleagues and staff of Lagos State PHC Board and indeed the medical fraternity of Lagos State.

“We pray against such premature deaths in our fold. May the Almighty God grant his family and all of us, the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss, Amen.

“Adieu our Hippocratic Brother, Dr Haroun Hamzat, may your gentle soul rest in perfect peace,” the statement read.

Dr Hamzat was a medical doctor at one of the medical facilities in the Agege area of Lagos.