Katsina Emirate Council has lost one of its top kingmakers, the Kauran Katsina and District Head of Rimi, Alhaji Nuhu Abdulkadir.
The district head, aged 77, died at his residence in Rimi in the early hours of Tuesday following a brief illness.
A member of the family, Alhaji Aminu Nuhu-Abdulkadir confirmed the development to newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina.
The deceased, who was the Chairman of Katsina Emirate Kingmakers Council, will be buried later in the day.
NAN