BREAKING: Tears As Buhari’s Former Minister Loses Brother

BREAKING: Tears As Buhari’s Former Minister Loses Brother

  • The former attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, and his family have been thrown into deep sadness
  • This is following the death of his younger brother, Dr Khadi Zubairu Malami, who passed on at the age of 55
  • Late Dr Zubairu Malami died early Monday morning, June 5, following a brief illness at his residence in Birnin Kebbi

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The immediate past attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, has lost his younger brother.

Dr Khadi Zubairu Malami, the deceased, died in the early hours of Monday, June 5, following a brief illness at his residence in Birnin Kebbi metropolis, Leadership reported.

Abubakar Chika Malami (SAN), Dr Zubairu Malami
Kebbi Governor Nasir Idris Gwandu led a government delegation to the house of the deceased and condoled with Malami. Photo credit: The Sun
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Kebbi gov mourns as Malami's loses brother

The report has it that Zubairu died and left behind one wife and five children and has since been buried according to Islamic injunctions in Birnin Kebbi.

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Governor Nasir Idris Gwandu, who led a government delegation to the house of the deceased, condoled with Malami and the family of the deceased. He prayed to Allah SWT to forgive him both in this world and the hereafter, The Sun report added.

Many personalities from Kebbi state and outside were trooping to the house of the deceased in order to condole with former AGF, Malami, and the family of the deceased.

Nigeria loses another traditional ruler

Meanwhile, Nigeria lost one of its prominent traditional rulers, Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu, the traditional ruler of Yaba, in the Abaji area council, FCT, in March 2023. He died at the age of 62.

A member of the family of the late monarch, Shuaibu Abdullahi, confirmed his death on Thursday night, March 9.

According to Abdullahi, the late Etsu of Yaba chiefdom died while on his way to observe Magrib prayers in his palace.

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The monarch reportedly slumped suddenly, and his aides rushed him to Abaji General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Prominent first-class northern Emir dies

In another similar development, the Emir Of Dutse, the capital city of Jigawa State, Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi II, passed on.

The first-class traditional ruler in the North Western part of Nigeria was a former Chancellor of Sokoto State University.

Another report indicated that the monarch died in Abuja on Tuesday evening, January 31st. It was gathered that the prominent Jigawa monarch was said to have been ill for a while.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.