The library of the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, worth N200m has been evacuated, days after Governor Abdullahi Ganduje dethroned him.
This was confirmed by the dethroned Emir’s principal private secretary, Mujtaba Abba, adding that over 40,000 books and journals catalogued at the expansive library have been evacuated.
He said in an interview with Daily Nigerian, that they were taken to a safe location within the state.
Mr Abba, who recently resigned as Falakin Kano to the Emir said;
High Highness’ greatest concern was the fate of his books, so my sister and I stayed behind to ensure that we evacuated all the books. It took us sleepless nights to accomplish the task in two days.
I made most of the transactions for the purchase of the books, and I can tell you, in a conservative estimate, they’re worth over N200m.
Sanusi, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is an economist many consider as an influential intellectual from the north.
Abba further revealed that Sanusi took only one horse out of his equestrian treasure and left the remaining to his successor.
He added that;
Among his over 40 beautiful horses and over 100 choice saddles, he picked one each and left the remaining to his successor.
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