Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi's N200m library evacuated (photos)
The N200 million library of the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has been evacuated from the palace following his dethronement by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
The former Emir’s principal private secretary, Mujtaba Abba, confirmed that over 40,000 books and journals catalogued at the expansive library have been evacuated to a safe location within the state.
Abba, who recently resigned as Falakin Kano, expressed that "His 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 conservative estimate, they’re worth over N200m."
He also disclosed that Sanusi too...