By Emeka Okafor
Alhaji Saidu Umaru Namaska, the Sarkin Sudan of Kontagora in Niger State, has passed on after 47 years on the throne as Emir.
The Emir died at a hospital in Abuja on Thursday at the age 84.
The deceased is one of the oldest traditional rulers in Niger State.
Although details of his passage were still sketchy, palace sources confirmed the sad news to Daily Trust.
The demise of the monarch hasn’t been officially announced by the Emirate.
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The Emir’s death comes three months after bandits gunned down his son during an attack on the monarch’s farm.
Alhaji Bashar Saidu Namaska, the deceased’s son, was on the farm along Zuru road in Kontagora Local Government Area when the bandits struck.
Some other people working with him were also said to have been shot dead while unspecified number of cows were rustled.
Before his death, the late Bashar, who was the Sardauna of Kontagora, held forth for his father when he was sick.
