Emir of Katsina ill, flown abroad

07.03.2008

EMIR of Katsina, Alhaji Kabir Usman, has been flown abroad for medical treatment because of ill health.

Sources close to the Katsina Emirate Council told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the Emir was flown through the Katsina International Airport en route Abuja at 9.00 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Emir, the sources said, was accompanied by the Wazirin Katsina, Alhaji Sani Lugga; Magajin Gari, Alhaji Abdul’Mumin Kabir; council secretary, Alhaji Sanusi Kabir, and his personal physician.