BREAKING: Uncertainty as Gombe Emir Dies Suddenly
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BREAKING: Uncertainty as Gombe Emir Dies Suddenly
By Alabidun Shuaib Abdulrahman
Alhaji Mu’azu Muhammad Kwairanga, the Emir of Funakaye in Gombe State, has died at the age of 43.
According to Funakaye Emirate Council sources, the emir died on Saturday shortly after retiring to bed.
According to reports, the deceased’s last public appearance was on Saturday in Gombe, where he witnessed the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, flag off the distribution of food items to vulnerable groups.
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He attended the opening ceremony of the newly constructed Kaltungo Central Mosque in the state’s Kaltungo LGA on Friday.
He also attended the commissioning of the phase I of the newly reconstructed Gombe-Yola Road in Kumo town of Akko LGA of the state.
He was said to have held a meeting with officials of Funakaye branch of the Jama’atul Izalatul Bidi’a Wa Ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) at the palace until Magrib prayer, which he observed in congregation at the palace Mosque.
“He later retired to his bed, but around 12am the sad news was relayed to us about the deceased of the emir,” a palace source stated.
Late Mu’azu Kwairanga Mu’azu was appointed as the third Emir of Funakaye on June 2, 2021, 13 days after the demise of his elder brother, late Abubakar Muhammad Kwairanga.
Recall that the deceased’s elder brother died suddenly on May 20, 2021, few hours after complaining of illness.
Late Mu’azu Kwairanga a descendant of late Modibbo Bubayero, the founder of Gombe Emirate, was born on April 20, 1979 to late Muhammad Kwairanga Abubakar, the first Emir of Funakaye.
Funeral prayers for the decease will take place at his palace by 2:00pm on Sunday.
He is survived by one wife and five children.
