Abuja Traditional Ruler Slumps, Dies In Palace

The traditional ruler of Yaba in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu, has reportedly died after he slumped in his palace.

A member of the deceased family, Shuaibu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday night.

He said the late Etsu of Yaba chiefdom died while on his way to observe Magrib prayers, within his palace.

Shuaibu Abdullahi stated that the monarch slumped suddenly and his aides rushed him to Abaji General Hospital, where he gave up the ghost.

“Immediately he slumped, they moved him inside the car to the hospital. But unfortunately on arrival at the hospital, doctors confirmed him dead,” he said.

The corpse of the 62-year-old monarch had been taken from the hospital to Yaba, where he would be buried by 9am on Friday.

This tragic development comes after the death of the Etsu of Kwali chiefdom in Kwali Area Council of FCT, Alhaji Sha’aban Audu Nizaz, who died at a private hospital in Abuja, on December, 29, 2022.