Mohammed Ahmad Asha, emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara state,
is dead.
According to The PUNCH, the emir died on Sunday in
isolation.
He was said to have died of suspected COVID-19-related
complications.
The newspaper reported that Mustafa Jafaru, publicity
secretary for the control and prevention of COVID-19 in the state, said the
traditional ruler had been in isolation at Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital,
Gusau.
Jafaru said his blood sample had been sent to Abuja for
COVID-19 test, but that “the result is still being awaited”.
He said the remains of the late emir were still in the
hospital awaiting burial.
The late emir who is said to be 71 was appointed in 2004 by
Sani Yariman Bakura, former governor of Zamfara.
Before he became emir he was an accountant, auditor, and
director finance at Kaura Namoda, Gusau, Bukkuyum local government councils.
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