Ibrahim Abdulkadir, the Emir of Gaya, a recently-created emirate in Kano State, has died.
91-year-old Emir of Gaya in Kano is dead
The 91-year-old reportedly died at the palace following a brief illness.
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The state government confirmed that the monarch died on Wednesday, September 22, 2021.
The 91-year-old reportedly died at the palace following a brief illness.
He was appointed head of Gaya district as Sarkin Gaya in 1990, before he was elevated to first class Emir of Gaya in 2019.
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Gaya is one of four new emirates created by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje two years ago, a move regarded by critics as the fallout of the conflict between him and then Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, who was later deposed.
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