Senator Buruji Kashamu, a former lawmaker representing Ogun East Senatorial is Dead

His death was announced by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce on Saturday.

‪He wrote, “I have just lost my good friend of forever to #COVID19. Until his death, Sen. Buruji Kashamu and I were inseparable. He died today at First Cardiology Consultants, in Lagos.

May his gentle soul rest in peace. I pray his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this heavy loss.”

Senator Kashamu, who represented Ogun East senatorial district between 2015 and 2019, few days after testing negative, was found to have underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart and lung diseases and high blood pressure that were fast weakening his immune system.