The Monarch of Bajju Chiefdom in Zonkwa, Zango Kataf Local Council of Kaduna state, His Highness, Nuhu Bature, the Agwam Bajju is dead.
The First-Class monarch passed on Saturday after a brief illness.
After years of agitation by the Bajju people for an independent paramount ruler from the British-imposed Zazzau Emirate, His Highness, Nuhu Bature became the first Monarch of the Bajju Chiefdom in 1995.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai, described the deceased monarch as good man and a proponent of peaceful existence, whose counsel and wisdom was always cherished.
The governor has also sent a condolence message to his family, praying God to grant him peace, comfort his family, and provide consolation to the entire Zonkwa Chiefdom.