The death of the Ambassador of Nigeria to Doha, Quata Amb. Haruna Wase has been announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Daily Trust reports.
The miniistry in a Statement in Abuja on Saturday by her spokesman,Tope Elias-Fatile, said Wase, a non-career ambassador from Plateau State, had been sick for a while until his death on Friday night.
“The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, received the news of his death with shock and prayed that God grant his family and the nation the fortitude to bear the great loss,” the statement added.
The late envoy would be buried in Doha at 7.00pm (local time) today.