Nigeria’s ambassador to Austria Suleiman Umar has lost his father Dauda Umar who was aged 83.
Until his death, the late Umar was a seasoned accountant and administrator, who worked in various local government councils of Kaduna State.
Emir of Zazzau Ahmed Bamalli led his council members, district heads and hundreds of sympathisers for the funeral prayer of the deceased in Zaria on Tuesday.
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The remains of the ambassador’s father were laid to rest at the Amaru Muslim burial ground in Kaura Ward of Zaria Local Government Area.
The deceased is survived by wives, children and many grandchildren.
Meanwhile, the ambassador was born on December 3, 1963 in the then Zaria Native Authority. He grew up in Zaria and attended Kaura Local Education Authority, Primary School from 1969 to 1975.
