Tragedy as Kano District Head Dies in Auto Crash

Alhaji Idris Dankabo, the traditional Sarkin Gabas title holder in Kano State and the District Head of Kabo, has died.
The 48-year-old traditional leader reportedly passed away Thursday night in Kano City after a horrific car accident.

Dankabo’s death was verified by the Kano Emirate Council in a statement posted on the official Sanusi Dynasty Facebook page.

According to the council, the Emirate and the Kano people suffered a great loss with his passing.

Kano Emir’s Palace will host funeral prayers for the late traditional ruler today (Friday) at 10 a.m., with the Emir likely to preside over the ceremonies.

Two children and a woman survive Dankabo.

The deceased Sarkin Gabas was the eldest son of the late Alhaji Muhammad Adamu Dankabo, who served as Chairman of the Kano Jarma and Kabo Air.

The patriarch of the Dankabo family, which is considered to be among Kano’s most powerful, has significant positions in politics, business, and philanthropy.

In the 2000s, Kabo Air, which was founded in 1980, reduced its operations to concentrate mostly on charter and Hajj services after operating domestic, regional, and international flights.

One of the senior posts in the Kano Emirate hierarchy, the title of Sarkin Gabas, which was held by the late Idris Dankabo, was said to carry administrative and cultural duties.

One of the most powerful organizations in Northern Nigeria, the emirate’s traditional leadership, would be left without a leader following his untimely death at a relatively early age.