Many Nigerians on social media particularly Twitter have reacted to the death of Emir of Rano, Tafida
Abubakar Illa who died on Saturday.
He died at the age of 74 after battling with undisclosed ailments.
According to the secretary, Rano Emirate council, Sank Haruna, he died around 5 pm.
He was one of the newly created four emirates by Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. His demise is coming at a time when Kano is battling with the rise of Coronavirus pandemic.
See reactions below:
Tension in Kano as Emir of Rano is reportedly rushed to hospital, in critical condition.
— Adetutu Balogun, MBA (@Tutsy22) May 2, 2020
Innalillahi wainna ilaihirrajiun. Emir Of Rano, Kano is death. May Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannatul Firdausi. Aamiin pic.twitter.com/gcWIXekdEt
— Usman Zannah (@UsmanZannaah) May 2, 2020
Emir of Rano is dead. May his soul rest in peace.
A few other notable folks have died in Kano, alongside all the huge numbers reported in the last 2 weeks. Something is going on in Kano that we don't yet have a clear idea of.
— Ogbeni Dipo (@OgbeniDipo) May 2, 2020
Inna lillahi wa inna ilahir raji'un. The Emir of Rano has passed. May God grant him Jannatul Firdaus. May He give his people the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.
— Daboon Dambazau (@Musaddiqww) May 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/Ibrahim_s_ahmad/status/1256635121647714305
https://twitter.com/von_Bismack/status/1256625205243514880
May Allah grant the Emir of Rano Jannatul Firdaus. May He give his family and relatives the fortitude to bear this irremediable loss. May Allah forgive us all. Ameen
— Local Dadeen (@dadeen__) May 2, 2020
Emir of Rano dies. Kano is witnessing mass deaths and a rising COVID-19 cases amidst leadership failure and incompetence. pic.twitter.com/9EJx92JTGB
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) May 2, 2020
2020 has been a weird year that one of the funniest meme is coffin dancers. Rest in peace Emir of Rano and all #COVID__19 victims pic.twitter.com/uDiqyFbx1N
— Summary (@SummaryTwit) May 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/onyiforlife/status/1256646061390737415
https://twitter.com/Deji_OoniAbj/status/1256630968821133312
Quite unfortunate…What could be this illness? I just hope its not the strange illness in Kano…May his soul rest in peace
The gods in Kano are angry over sanusi issue