Emir of Gumel. Photo: Isa Pantami on Facebook
The Emir of Gumel in Jigawa State, Alhaji Dr Ahmed Muhammad Sani II, CON, has died.
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Pantami, announced the monarch’s death in a condolence message shared on Thursday.
Pantami said the emir died in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday.
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