The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, extended condolences to the royal family as well as the government and people of Niger State on the demise of the Emir of Kagara, Alhaji Salihu Tanko.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement titled “President Buhari commiserates with Niger government, people on the passing of Emir of Kagara.”
Shehu said the President joined the Etsu Nupe and Chairman Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, as well as the people of Kagara emirate in mourning the first class Emir who he said guided his community with dignity and dedication throughout his 30 years on the throne.
The President was quoted as saying that ‘‘the highly revered Emir served the needs of his people and devoted his resources for their benefit and development.
‘‘He will be missed by the nation and remembered for his wise counsel to successive administrations that benefited from his wealth of experience in leadership.”
He prayed Allah to grant the soul of the deceased eternal rest in Jannatul Firdausi.
Anaedoonline confirmed that Mr Tanko died at the IBB specialist hospital in Minna, the state capital, after a protracted illness.
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The secretary of the local council, Bala Mohammed, said the remains of the monarch will be laid to rest Monday evening.
The state governor, Abubakar Bello, described his death as a colossal loss to the Kagara Emirate and the state in general.
“We have lost a First Class Emir, a member of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, an octogenarian and an elder statesman whose wise counsel has been of immense value to this administration and those before it in the state,” the governor said in a statement.
Kagara recently made headline news over the abduction of 38 students and staff of the Government Science College in the town.
Bandits attacked the school on February 17 and took the victims from two male hostels and the staff quarters.
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The abducted persons were released 10 days later, but bandits returned to the area on the same day, killing four persons and kidnapping many others in different attacks on Kagara and surrounding villages.
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