A Second Republic member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Dr Junaid Mohammed is dead.
His brother, Dr Ahmed Salik, a former lecturer with the Bayero University Kano and also a former member of the House of Representatives confirmed his death this evening.
Late Junaid, a Soviet trained Medical Doctor died on Thursday evening at his residence in Kano after a protracted illness.
His death was announced shortly after former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Dikko, passed on.
Dikko died at a hospital in Abuja.
The former customs boss had a running battle with anti-graft agencies, EFCC and ICPC where it was alleged he forfeited some substantial amount of money and cars.