A family source has confirmed the death of Emir of Biu, Umar Mustapha Aliyu.
He died Monday night at the Federal Medical Center (Federal Teaching Hospital), Gombe after a brief illness.
The family source, who confirmed the death to journalists, said the emir is survived by four wives and over 70 children with close to 200 grandchildren.
The Emir was born on the 9th of November 1940 in Biu.
