Photo Of The Royal Family, Emir Of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II

by Zenith Oduah

The 57th Emir of the ancient city of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II‘s coronation took place last week. The Emir previously known as Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

Malam Sanusi was a successful banker and was a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

He was appointed on 3 June 2009 for a five-year term, but was suspended from office by President Goodluck Jonathan on 20 February 2014 after exposing a $20 billion fraud committed by the president’s associates in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) by the president’s regime.

Malam Sanusi is the grandson Muhammadu Sunusi (The 11th Fulani Emir of Kano )

The photo shot by Maigaskiya Photography features Sanusi alongside his 3 wives and children.