Kano Gov Mourns As Maitama Yusuf Dies At 76

Former minister of interior, Bello Yusuf Maitama Yusuf, Sardaunan Dutse, died yesterday at the age of 76.

He was minister of interior in 1981 and minister of commerce in 1982. He served as a senator from 1999 to 2007.

The death was announced by family sources early yesterday in Kano.

Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf described his death as a colossal loss to not only his family but the entire nation.

In a condolence message signed by his chief press secretary, Sanusi Bature, he said the death created a vacuum that would be difficult to fill considering his position in society.

The governor prayed for the repose of the soul of the late Sardauna of Dutse and his family and asked God to give the nation the fortitude to bear the loss.

The funeral prayer took place at the mosque of Kano emir’s palace after Jumaat prayer by 2:30pm yesterday.