Saidu Namaska

Saidu Namaska
Sarkin Sudan
Reign1974–2021
Coronation15 January 1974
PredecessorUmaru Sarkin Kudu
SuccessorAlhaji Muhammad Barau Mu’azu II
BornSaidu Umaru
December 31, 1937
Old Kontogora Emigrate Northern Nigeria
Died9 September 2021(2021-09-09) (aged 83)
Abuja Nigeria
SpouseSa'a Namaska
Names
Saidu Umaru Nagwamatse Maska
HouseNagwamatse
ReligionIslam
OccupationJudge and Traditional ruler

Alhaji Saidu Umaru Namaska Dan Malam (December 31, 1937 – September 9, 2021) was a Nigerian traditional ruler of the Kontagora Emirate with the title Sarkin Sudan. His father Umaru Sarkin Kudu was the son of Mallam Umaru Nagwamatse, the founder of the Kontagora Emirate and a prince from Sokoto.[1][2][3] He died on September 9, 2021, from a brief illness in National Hospital Abuja.[4]

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  3. ^ Sani, Shehu (2007). The killing fields. Spectrum Books. ISBN 978-978-029-723-7.
  4. ^ "Emir of Kontagora is dead". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2021-09-11.