Umar Shehu-Idris, a prince of the Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna State, has died in a road accident.
Abdullahi Kwarbai, the spokesman for the emirate, who confirmed the incident, said the accident occurred on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway on Tuesday evening.
The late Shehu-Idris, the younger brother of Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau, is survived by a wife and two children.
He served as the assistant secretary of the emirate council until his death.
Umar died just 40 days after his mother, Habibah Shehu-Idris, passed away.
The funeral arrangements would be announced by his family.
The Cable