The National Centre for Women Development, Abuja has announced the death of its Acting Director-General, Alhaji Abdulmalik Dauda.
Mohammed Aliyu, the Protocol Officer to the DG, confirmed the news to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
Aliyu said Dauda died on Friday in an auto crash along Abuja-Kaduna expressway while returning from an official assignment.
NAN recalls that the deceased took over from prolific singer, Onyeka Onwenu, on February 16, following the removal of 26 heads of government agencies and parastatals.
Born on August 27, 1959 in Niger State, Dauda was survived by two wives and five children.
Aliyu added that the remains of Dauda had been buried according to Islamic rites in his home town in Niger State.
NAN.
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