The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar, was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday evening, unconscious after reportedly suffering from high blood pressure.
A source, who did not want to be named revealed that the monarch was hospitalised at the Intensive Care Unit of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC).
“It’s true the Emir of Daura was rushed to FMC for high blood pressure, he was unconscious when he was taken to the hospital yesterday night, and some people even thought whether he had passed on,” the source said.
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The monarch’s illness came two days after Governor Aminu Bello Masari sealed the Daura palace to control the spread of Coronavirus in the entire Daura council.
The emir’s sickness has fueled speculation among residents that the monarch is suffering from a be suspected case of COVID-19, while others believe the monarch critical condition may be caused by shutting down of his palace.
