Emir of Kagara, Alhaji Salihu Tanko dies

The emir of Karaga, Niger state, Alhaji Salihu Tanko is dead.

Former Kaduna senator shehu sani made this known on his twitter handle on Tuesday.

Salihu Tanko was appointed as the 16th chief of Tegina in 1971.

On Jan 1, 1982, he was appointed as the second chief of Kagara with a second-class status to succeed Alh. Ahmadu Attahiru, who held the position until his death in November, 1981.

The late monarch was promoted to the rank of a first-class emir on 1st November 1991, by the military governor of Niger state Col. Lawan Gwadabe.