The Former Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Muhtar Usman, is dead at the age of 63.
Confirming Usman’s death, the President of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Illitrus Ahmadu, said he was rushed to a hospital on Tuesday where he passed on.
Ahmadu said: “I just received the news of his death. He was rushed to a hospital yesterday in Zaria, Kaduna State, before he passed on.”
Usman, born on December 5, 1956, became the Director General of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Body in October, 2014, and served for five years.
He handed over to the present NCAA boss, Capt. Musa Nuhu, in October 2019.
Usman had served as the Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau, and Managing Director of the defunct Nigeria Airways.
His burial arrangement is expected to be announced soon by the family.
Our sincere condolence goes to the family of the deceased.
