Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina who made the announcement in the early hours of Saturday stated that Mallam Kyari died on Friday, April 17, 2020.
Olùrànlọ́wọ́ ààrẹ Buhari lórí ìròyìn àti ìkéde, Fémi Adésínà ló kéde yìí ní òwúrọ̀ ọjọ́ Àbámẹ́ta pé Mallam Kyari dágbére fáyé lọ́jọ́ Ẹtì (Friday) ọjọ́ kẹtàdínlọ́gbọ̀n ,oṣù kẹrin, ọdún, 2020.