By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja –
Barely 24 hours after the death of the Emir of Rano in Kano State, Dr. Tafida Abubakar Ila, two other prominent traditional rulers in Northern Nigeria also died today.
They are the Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State (another first class traditional ruler in Northern Nigeria), Alhaji Muhammad Ahmad Asha, and Prof. Isa Hashim, a senior council member, Kano Emirate Council.
While the Emir of Kaura Namoda died at the Yarima Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, the State capital Sunday morning at the age of 71, Prof Hashim passed on the age of 86 years.
Although the cause of the death of Alhaji Asha was still unknown at the time of this report, Hashim, who is the Jarman Kano, died on Sunday after a brief illness in Kano.
A family member however hinted that the monarch died while awaiting the result of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) test carried out on him.
“We really don’t know whether he was killed by the COVID-19 or not. Because up till this morning, we have not received the results.” the source said.
The traditional ruler ascended to the throne 16 years ago.
At the time of this report, plans were currently being made to bury him according to Islamic rites.
In Kano, Aliyu Ibrahim, a family member of Prof Hashim said the deceased’s health condition had deteriorated in recent days.
He added that the remains of Hashim had been buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
Hashim, a professor of Political Science was a senior lecturer with Bayero University Kano (BUK) where he taught for many years before his retirement.
The Emir of Rano and many other prominent sons of the state including academics, industrialists, bankers, activists, journalists, community and religious leaders lost their lives to strange death in Kano in recent weeks.
(With additional report from NAN)
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