The newly appointed Emir, Yerima IbnMahmud.. Credit: Yobe State Governor
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved the appointment of Yerima Ibn Mahmud as the new Emir of Ngazargamu.
The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the Acting Secretary to the State Government, Mohammed Goje.
According to the statement, the appointment followed the death of the former Emir of Ngazargamu, Alhaji Tijjani Ibn Saleh Geidam, who died recently in Egypt after a prolonged illness and was buried on Friday in Damaturu.
The statement noted that before his appointment, Ibn Mahmud served as the Turakin Ngazargamu for 16 years and was also a member of the Yobe State House of Assembly.
