Breaking: Emir Of Zauzzau Dies At 84 |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

The  Government of Kaduna State has been thrown into mourning, following the death of one of its  highly respected Monarch.

The Emir of Zauzzau,  Alhaji  Shehu Idris died Sunday morning. He was  aged  84 Years.

The magazine gathered that the Emir fell sick on Friday and died at about 11.00am, Sunday.

The Late Monarch is the 18th Fulani Emir, and  was born to the family of Malam Idrisu Auta, who was sometimes called Auta Sambo,  and  his wife, Hajiya Aminatu.

Idrisu Auta’s father was Sarkin Zazza, Muhammadu Sambo who reigned from 1879 to 1888 and Auta’s grandfather was Sarkin Zazzau Abdulkarimi who reigned from 1834 – 1846.