Yobe loses first-class emir Mai Tikau.
By Bala Dauda, Damaturu
The Emir of Tikau in Yobe, Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Ibn Grema, is dead.
In a statement by the Tikau Emirate Council signed by Alhaji Aliyu Bagare, the Madakin Tikau, the emir died in Potiskum on Friday after a brief illness.
“It is with utmost and total submission to the will of Allah the Almighty that we announce the passing away of his royal highness and Mai Tikau, Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammadu Abubakar Ibn Grema, LL.D.
“He was the Mai of Tikau from July 25, 2001, to May 10, 2024.
“The Mai died after a brief illness at the Specialists Hospital, Potiskum, at the age of 73.
“May Allah Subuhanahu wa ta’ala, in his infinite mercies, grant him eternal rest,” Bagare said.