KOTA KINABALU: Former Kunak assemblyman Datuk Nilwan Kabang, who passed away just before dawn on Sunday (Sept 19), was buried around noon. It was earlier reported that the Sabah Umno assistant information chief had succumbed to Covid-19, but his eldest daughter Nurina explained that her father had recovered from the virus. Nurina, 41, said that doctors had told them that her father had recovered from Covid-19, but was battling a lung infection. Sabah Umno chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin in conveying his condolences to the grieving family, remembered Nilwan as a strong willed person who did not back down from challenges easily. He added that the shocking and sad passing of Nilwan was a huge loss to the people of Sabah and Umno.

Source: The Star September 19, 2021 10:30 UTC