Monarch of Zonkwa chiefdom in Zango Kataf, Nuhu Bature is dead.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Agwam Kajju, ruler of the Zonkwa chiefdom in Zango Kataf LGA of Kaduna State, North West Nigeria, Nuhu Bature is dead.
Bature was reported to have died on Saturday after a brief illness at a hospital in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jama’a LGA.
Bature is said to be the first to ascend the throne as Agwam Bajju after the title was created in 1995.
The Governor of the state, Nasiru El-Rufai in a statement by his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye mourned the late chief, describing him as a “decent monarch and a proponent of peaceful existence, whose counsel and wisdom was always cherished”.
The statement reads, “The Kaduna State Government acknowledges and salutes his stature as a royal father who sought to build bridges as part of his resolute commitment to peace and harmony.
“Malam El-Rufai has sent a message of condolence to the family of the revered monarch, praying God to grant him peaceful repose, comfort his family and the entire Zonkwa chiefdom.”
