Ali Ciroma, the former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has been confirmed dead.
His demise was made known in a statement on Tuesday, April 3, 2024, by Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, a family member and Secretary of the Borno State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
According to the statement released by Ibrahim Ciroma died on Tuesday morning at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Maiduguri.
The statement reads, “It is with deep sorrow that I announce the death of Comrade Ali Ciroma, former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress.
“The sad event occurred this evening (Tuesday, April 2) at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
“The burial for the repose of the deceased will be held tomorrow Wednesday 4pm at the residence of the deceased No.7A along Galadima Road near Muhammadu Shuwa Memorial Hospital (Nursing Home), Maiduguri.”