Kano Local Government Finance Deputy Director, Balarabe Muhammad, Dies

Alhaji Balarabe Muhammad, popularly known as Danbala, the Deputy Director of Finance at Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, is dead.

Muhammad was the uncle of Muhammad Bashir, LEADERSHIP Hausa Online Editor, and younger brother of Alhaji Salisu Muhammad Unguwar Gini, a former secretary of Kano Municipal Local Government.

He died on Saturday after serving in several local government areas across Kano State during his career. He was later promoted to the position of Deputy Director of Finance at Nassarawa Local Government.

The deceased was also an active member of the Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE).

His funeral prayer is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the residence of Mai Unguwar Gini along Dan’agundi Road, Kano Municipal.

He will be buried at Dan’agundi Cemetery after the funeral prayer.