Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Major-General Muhammadu Sami (rtd), passed away on Saturday night.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, in Birnin Kebbi, Sunday.
Idris quoted the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Garba Umar-Dutsinmari as saying that the emir died at the age of 81 in a London hospital after an illness.
According to him, the traditional ruler left behind four wives and seven children.
“The Kebbi State government is using this medium to extend its heartfelt condolences to his immediate family, Zuru Emirate Council, Zuru people and the entire people of Kebbi.
“May the Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannatul Firdaus,” the commissioner said.
Umar-Dutsinmari revealed that the burial arrangements would be communicated later.
The late emir was an army personnel who rose through the ranks up to the position of major-general.
He joined the Nigerian Army on December 10, 1962 and attended several courses, both within and outside Nigeria, one of which was the Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot, England and was commissioned on July 25, 1963.
From 1984-1985, he served as the Military Administrator, Bauchi State, 1985-1987, Officer, Nigerian Army School of Infantry, 1985-1987, Commanding Officer of 82 Division, appointed General Officer Commanding, 1 Mechanised Division, 1988.
Late Sami was appointed Emir of Zuru in 1995, a position he held until his demise. (NAN)
