Ex-Kaduna commissioner Kauru dies at 78

The remains of former Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Suleiman Lawal Kauru, have been buried in Zaria. He passed away at ABU Teaching Hospital, Shika, on Saturday after a protracted illness. The 78-year-old held the traditional title of Jarman Kauru and served as Kaduna State Commissioner of Education, Rector of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, […]

The remains of former Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Suleiman Lawal Kauru, have been buried in Zaria.

He passed away at ABU Teaching Hospital, Shika, on Saturday after a protracted illness.

The 78-year-old held the traditional title of Jarman Kauru and served as Kaduna State Commissioner of Education, Rector of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Director of the Namadi Campaign Organization, and Commissioner representing Kaduna in the Federal Character Commission.

He is survived by two wives, many children, and grandchildren.

Kauru was a close associate of former Vice President Namadi Sambo and Senator Aliyu Magatardar Wamakko.

His funeral prayer was held at Filin Mallawa, Tudun Wada, Zaria, and attended by prominent figures, including former Kaduna State Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, the Emir of Kauru Alhaji Yau Shehu Usman, the representative of the Emir of Zazzau, as well as serving and former members of the Kaduna State Executive Council.