A former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the leader of the Association for Better Nigeria (ABN), Sen. Authur Nzeribe, is dead.

Sen. Nzeribe was aged 83 years.

He reportedly died, on Sunday morning according to a source.

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According to the source, Sen. Nzeribe was declared dead at a foreign hospital following an undisclosed ailment.

“He died this morning in a hospital abroad. The family will soon release a statement,” the source said.

In 2017, the photograph of ageing and possibly sick Nzeribe, sitting languidly, with medics around him went viral on social media.