“Skibii” Is The New Slang For Lie As Nigerians Make Joke Out Of Zannah Mustapha’s Death

Zannah Mustapha, the deputy governor of Borno State passed away this morning in Yola, Adamawa state during an official trip to the state. The governor died in his sleep at a government guest house in the state capital after he went to bed last night and failed to wake up this morning.

He was found unresponsive around 8am after his aides entered his room and noticed he hadn’t woken up for early morning prayers. People are blaming the cause of death on cardiac arrest. The Borno state governor has also confirmed his death to reporters and sent

out his condolences. We here at Agbosblog pray that his soul rest in the perfect peace of the Lord.

Meanwhile, a number of people on Twitter have taken the news of the deputy governor’s death lightly  on social media, and are now making jokes. A number of people have been asking since the reports broke: “Skibii or real death?” and some others are even making it into a hashtag.

So now “Skiibii” is the new slang for lie in Naija?