The 41-year-old, who served as the Assistant Secretary to the Zazzau Emirate Council, is survived by two wives and two children.

Prince Umar Shehu Idris, son of the late Emir of Zazzau, died in an auto crash on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway in Northwest Nigeria.

41-year-old Assistant Secretary to Zazzau Emirate Council, survived by two wives and two children, dies 39 days after his biological mother's death.

Mallam Abdullahi Aliyu Kwarbai, the emirate's Media and Publicity Officer, confirmed the tragic news to a newspaper and promised to announce burial arrangements soon.