Janazah prayer for the late Iyan Zazzau, Alhaji Bashar Aminu, was held in Zaria on Saturday around 10am.
The prayer session was witnessed by a mammoth crowd.
His remains was flown into Kaduna from Lagos earlier on Saturday.
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The 19th Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamali, on Friday confirmed through his verified Twitter handle that: “It is with the deepest regret and no pleasure that we announce the death of the most powerful traditional title holder and wealthiest prince in Northern Nigeria, Alh. Basar Aminu, Iyan Zazzau.”
The Zazzau prince from the Katsinawa dynasty was born in 1951 and was one of the top contenders for the stool of Zazzau emirate.
Here are pictures from the Janazah prayer:
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