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RFI correspondent Tasi’u Zakari dies in Plateau State

Source: Premium Times · 23 Sep 2026, 07:07 UTC
RFI correspondent Tasi’u Zakari dies in Plateau State
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Tasi’u Zakari, a correspondent for Radio France Internationale in Nigeria’s Plateau State, has died, Premium Times reports. The supplied information confirms his role and death but does not provide the cause, date, circumstances or details of funeral arrangements. Further information was not included in the source material.

Tasi’u Zakari, a correspondent of Radio France Internationale in Plateau State, has died, Premium Times Nigeria reports. The supplied report identifies Zakari as an RFI correspondent based in the Nigerian state. It gives no further details about his career, the circumstances of his death or when he died.

The source material also does not state the cause of death, whether any official announcement was made, or whether colleagues, relatives or media organisations issued tributes. No information was provided about funeral arrangements or a replacement for Zakari. The confirmed information is limited to his role as an RFI correspondent in Plateau State and the report of his death.

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