Alhaji Musa Lawan (1943/1944 – 18 August 2023) was a Nigerian politician and elder statesman who held the Matawalle of Fika and Madakin Tikau, chieftaincy titles. He was a chieftain and founding member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Yobe State. He died at the age of 79 after a brief illness in Kano.

Death

Lawan died in Kano on 18 August 2023, at the age of 79. He was buried on 19 August, after a funeral prayer at his residence in Potiskum, which was attended by Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni.

Musa Lawan

References

1940s births

Year of birth uncertain

2023 deaths

Yobe State

Nigerian politicians

Nigerian Muslims

21st-century Nigerian politicians

People from Yobe State

Nigerian Karai-Karai people

Musa Lawan