Former presidential aspirant, Alhaji Umaru Aliyu Shinkafi on Wednesday died in London.
Shinkafi, who was a former Director-General of the Nigerian Security Organisation (NSO), now Department of State Security Service( DSS) from October 1999 to November 1983, was flown abroad in January over health issues.
A close family source, who spoke in confidence, said: “We lost Shinkafi in London at about 4pm where he was flown to in January with some members of his immediate family and three medical doctors.
“In the last six months, he had been battling with his health. But it has pleased Allah to call him home. From Allah we came and unto Him we shall return.
“Arrangements are being made to bring his corpse to Nigeria for burial on or before Friday because of flight logistics.”
He is survived by three wives and five children including the present First Ladies in Kebbi and Zamfara states.
Shinkafi, who opted for a career in the Nigeria Police Force in 1959, was also a graduate of the University of Lagos where he bagged his LLB degree in Law in 1973.
Respected for his specialisation in intelligence gathering, Shinkafi was appointed a former Minister of Internal Affairs (now Interior Ministry) in 1975 before he was made the DG of NSO between October 1979 and November 1983 when he resigned from office.
