The Emir Of Kano Is Dead

The Emir of Kano, Ado Abdullahi Bayero, is
dead.

According to family sources, cited by
SaharaReporters and other media, one the
most prominent traditional rulers of Nigeria
passed away at the age of 83 in Kano in the
early hours of June 6, 2014, Friday.

The burial ceremony in accordance with
Islamic rites will be held later today.

The late Emir of Kano was born on July 25,
1930. He took the throne in 1963.

Ado Bayero was the 13th Fulani emir since
the Fulani War of Usman dan Fodio, when the
Fulani took over the Hausa city-states. The
late Emir also served as an Ambassador to
Senegal.

Ado Bayero will be remembered as one of the
strongest and powerful emirs in the history of
the Hausa land. He also accumulated huge
wealth by investments in stock market,
agricultural entrepreneurship and other
spheres.

Rest in peace.