Dominic Oneya, ex-military governor of Kano Dies At 73

Dominic Oneya, a former military governor of Kano state, is dead.

Abubakar Aminu Ibrahim, media aide to Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, announced his death on Thursday.

Oneya, aged 73, was military governor of Kano from August 1996 to August 1998 during the regime of Sani Abacha.

He was also a former president of the then-Nigeria Football Association (NFA).