Former Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu was reported to have died early this morning.
Mantu according to sources close to the family, fell ill about nine days ago and was receiving treatment at home before he was rushed to the hospital when his condition deteriorated.
Mantu was one of the notable figures in the nation’s political landscape for many years.
In 2001, he was elected Deputy Senate President under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a position he held till 2007 when he did not return to the senate.
Mantu, who hailed from Gindiri District in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, worked in various establishments before joining politics