Deputy Speaker Wase loses brother, Emir Of Bashar

Alhaji Adamu Idris, the Emir of Bashar and elder brother of Deputy Speaker Ahmed Idris Wase, has passed away.

The deceased died today (Sunday) in Jos aged 96.

Wase’s Chief Press Secretary, Umar Muhammad Puma announced the incident on Sunday.

He said, “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the Emir of Bashar, Alhaji Adamu Idris; the elder brother of the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase.

“He died in Jos in the early hours of today (Sunday ) at the age of 96. He left behind four wives many children and grandchildren. He will be buried today in Bashar, Plateau State according to Islamic rites”.