The Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Maj-Gen. (retd.) Muhammadu Sani Sami, has passed away at the age of 81.
The Kebbi State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Garba Umar-Dutsinmari, confirmed the monarch’s death in a statement issued to journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
According to him, “The monarch died at the age of 81 in a London hospital after an illness. He left behind four wives and seven children.”
The statement further conveyed the state government’s condolences to the royal family, the Zuru Emirate Council, the people of Zuru, and Kebbi State at large.
“May the Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannatul Firdaus. Burial arrangements will be communicated in due course,” it added.
