The wife of the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, Hajiya Maryam Ado Bayero, also called Mai Babban Daki, is dead.
Maryam was also the mother of the Emir of the current Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and the Emir of Bichi Alhaji Nasiru, Ado Bayero.
Announcing her death on the Emirate Council’s Timeline, she was said to have died on Saturday in Egypt, where she was taken for treatment following a protracted illness.
Family sources say burial arrangements will be announced soon.