The trending story about the death of  the Former Minister of Defence, Majour General Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) CFR is untrue and should be disregarded as a mere mixed up in the names, so said his special Adviser Media Mr Mohammad Abdulkadir

According to Abdulkadir, the rumoured death prompted immediate telephone conversation with General Magashi who said he is hail and hearthy.
He said Gen Magashi blamed the unverified story about his death on the coincidence in the shared name of Magashi.
Findings however revealed that the death occured of Dr Labaran Kabir Magashi who passed on in the early hours of Tuesday in kano.

” Those who authored the online story perhaps mistaken him for the late Magashi who is not in anyway related to him”, he stated

While thanking those who inaundated him and his family with calls and text messages to confirm the authenticity of the disturbing, sudden and shocking story about his rumoured death, he thanked Nigerians for their concerns, solidarity and show of love.
The former Minister however condoled the family of the late Dr labaran Kabir Magashi.
He prayed to Almighty Allah to forgive and put him in Jannat Firidaus.