The Emir of Dutse in Jigawa State, Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi, is dead.
The monarch died on Tuesday (today) at a hospital in Abuja.
In a condolence message by the Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Sankara, he described the late Emir as a bridge builder, kind and humane personality.
The statement lauded the contribution of late Alhaji Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi to the development of the state.
“May the soul of the late Emir rest in peace and may the memories of his life bring comfort and solace to those he leaves behind,” the statement said.
The late emir was appointed pioneer Chancellor of the Sokoto State University, Sokoto, by a former Governor of the state, Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko.
Born in 1945 at Yargaba village in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State, Dr Sanusi attended Dutse Elementary School from 1952 to 1956.
After his post primary education, he obtained a National Certificate in…
