Sarkin Ban Kano Mukhtar Adnan is dead

Alhaji Mukhtar Adnan, the District Head of Dambatta in Kano state, has passed away on Friday.

Alhaji Ado Mukhtar, one of his sons, confirmed the development.

Ado said that Mukhtar, also Sarkin Ban Kano, died at a hospital in Kano where he was receiving treatment for an ailment.

He said that the deceased left behind four wives, 26 children, and grandchildren.

Ado added that his funeral prayer would be conducted by 2 p.m. in Dambatta on Friday.

The deceased was a former Commissioner for Education in the old Kano State.