of whom he played golf together with since the 70s. Before his death, he was seen in the company of Alhajis Yahaya Salami, Ibrahim Hamza, Yayale Ahmed, Baba Gana Kingibe, and Senator Dangana Indayanko at the IBB golf club, where they played daily. Award Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) Death Gidado Idris died after a brief illness in an Abuja hospital on a Friday night, 15 December 2017. References 1935 births 2017 deaths Nigerian Muslims Nigerian civil servants People from Kaduna State