Aishat Maina, the Special Adviser on Female Education to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto, died on Tuesday.
Hajiya Maina died in Sokoto while leaving a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally for Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaign.
The deceased was caught in a stampede at the exit gate of Giginya Stadium, where the event was held.
Ibrahim Magaji Gusau, the head of the Forum of Special Advisers, confirmed what happened and talked about her last moments.
According to Gusau, the ambulances took Maina to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, but she passed away shortly after being admitted.
Maina was once the head of the National Association of Women Journalists of Nigeria (NAWOJ) in Sokoto.