Just in: Another Kano Traditional Ruler, Alhaji Yusuf Bayero Is Dead

Another traditional ruler, Dan’iya of Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Bayero, is dead. He died last night at the age of 87 and will be laid to rest this morning.

Bayero was the district head of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of the state before his death.

Bayero was said to be the first district head Ajingi Local Government Area in the history of Kano state.

The death of the traditional ruler is one of the series of deaths that has recently taken the lives of many prominent Kano indigenes, including the Emir of Rano and renowned professors.