Senator Buruji Kashamu dies today of complications from COVID-19

Buruji Kashamu, a former senator from Ogun state, has died of complications from COVID-19.

Ben Murray-Bruce who broke the news on Twitter on Saturday said Kashamu died at First Cardiologist Consultants in Lagos. 

I have just lost my good friend of forever to #COVID19. Until his death, Sen. Buruji Kashamu and I were inseparable. He died today at First Cardiology Consultants, in Lagos. May his gentle soul rest in peace. I pray his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this heavy loss. pic.twitter.com/OJGIt0VK3n — Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) August 8, 2020  

Kashamu represented Ogun east in the eighth senate. He had a brush with the law over allegations of drug dealing while he was in the US. 

He was 62 years old.