BEVERLY HILL, July 03, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s former permanent representative to the United Nations, Maitama Sule, Dan Masanin Kano, has died at age 88.
He passed on in the early hours of Monday in an undisclosed Hospital in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, where he was rushed to for medical attention.
Aliyu, one of his sons, confirmed this to TheCable on Monday.
He said the elder statesman died in Cairo, capital of Egypt.
Meanwhile, the family has disclosed that Sule would be buried in Kano on Tuesday.
The statement reads, “This is to announce that the corpse of the late Maitama Sule, Danmasanin Kano is expected to arrive Nigeria tomorrow Tuesday, July 4.
“The aircraft conveying it is expected to land at the Aminu Kano International Airport at 2pm.
“Funeral to be conducted at the Kano Central Jumaat mosque, Emir’s palace at 4:30pm.”
