The Emir of Gombe, Alhaji (Dr.) Usman
Shehu Abubakar, has passed on. He died this evening, May 27th after a long
battle with cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London.
The
Secretary to the Gombe State Government, Abubakar Bage confirmed his passing in
a press statement released this evening. Family sources say his body will be
flown back to Nigeria tomorrow, May 28th to be buried according to Islamic
rights.
The Late Emir before his demise was the chairman of the Gombe State Council of Traditional Rulers and had been on the throne since January 1984. May his soul rest in peace... Amen.
The Late Emir before his demise was the chairman of the Gombe State Council of Traditional Rulers and had been on the throne since January 1984. May his soul rest in peace... Amen.
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