Royal Father, Shehu Of Bama Is Dead

The Royal father Shehu of Bama Kyari Ibn Umar Elkanemi, is dead. The monarch passed away yesterday the 27th of April at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) at the age of 63.

Borno State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Babakura Abba Jato confirmed the death to journalists.  Jato said the Shehu was known to have been battling with protracted illness and did not pass away from the coronavirus. The Commissioner said the Shehu’s palace will announce funeral arrangements that will be communicated to members of the public. The deceased monarch ascended the throne in 1990 and reigned for 30 years.

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