Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has approved the reinstatement of the Emir of Yandoto, Aliyu Garba Marafa, who was suspended for conferring a traditional title to a notorious bandits’ kingpin, Ado Aleiru. Recall that the monarch bestowed the traditional title of Sarki Fulani to the bandit on Saturday, July 16, 2022. The Emir asserted that he decided to give the title to Aleiru because of the pivotal role he played during a peace process arranged between the …
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The Emir of Bungudu, Zamfara State, Alhaji Hassan Attahiru, has regained freedom after 32 days of captivity but he is a shadow of his former self. The Sarkin Fulanin Bungudu, who regained freedom on Saturday evening, October 16, was kidnapped by bandits alongside his police orderly along the Kaduna-Abuja highway while they were travelling to Abuja on September 14. A photo making the round on social media shows the first class monarch looking gaunt, malnourished and weak.
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the Pramount ruler of Bungundu emirate in Zamfara State, HRH Hassan Attahiru The first class monarch was abducted while travelling along Abuja Kaduna highway on Tuesday, September 13. It was gathered that the gunmen opened fire on his convoy and successfully demobilized some of the vehicles. A police personnel was said to have been killed during exchange of fire with the bandits.
Bandits have kidnapped the Emir of Kajuru, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, alongside members of his family and aides, including women and children. The Emir was attacked at his palace in Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, in the early hours of Sunday, July 11. While confirming the abduction of Emir of Kajuru, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Muhammed Jalige, said the Emir was abducted alongside 10 other persons. The statement from the police PRO reads: “The Kaduna Police Command …
Following the dethronement of former CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the new Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, was coronated today July 3. Bayero, who is the 15th Emir of Kano, was appointed as emir on 9th March 2020 after the state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, dethroned Muhammadu Sanusi ll. Sanusi was dethroned for ”insurbordination”. The coronation took place at the Sani Abacha Stadium and had in attendance Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, state governors, top government functionaries, and …
Bauchi Emirate Council has suspended a lawmaker, Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi, as the traditional title holder of Wakilin Birnin, for disrespecting the Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu. The suspension which was contained in a three-paragraph letter dated May 16, 2021, and signed by Nasiru Musa Maidala for Secretary of the Emirate, said the member representing Bauchi Federal Constituency in the House of Reps, appeared in Alkebba (a kind of regal robe) and Kandiri (a staff) before the Emir, which …