Zazzau prince dies in auto crash

A prince of Zazzau in Kaduna and son of the immediate past Emir, Alhaji Shehu Idris, has died in an auto crash.

Alhaji Umar Shehu Idris, who is also the Dan Isan Zazzau, lost his life in the road accident along Kaduna-Abuja express way, on Tuesday afternoon, October 8, 2024.

Until his death, late Umar Shehu Idris was the Assistant Secretary to the Zazzau Emirate Council.

Idris, 41, left behind two wives, two children.

Confirming the death, Mallam Abdullahi Aliyu Kwarbai, Media and Publicity officer of the emirate, said his remains would be buried in due time. 

The deceased’s biological mother who was the wife of the late Emir of Zazzau and mother-in-law to the incumbent Emir, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, d!ed 39 days ago.