The immediate past Secretary to the Borno State Government, Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, is dead.

Shuwa was Governor Babagana Zulum’s SSG during his first tenure.

According to a source, the former SSG died on Saturday at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital after a brief illness.

The seasoned administrator, with a long-standing track record, worked at both state and federal levels.

Details later.