Metro News Ex-Niger governor Abdulkadir Kure dies at 60 By Unini Chioma - January 8, 2017 Share WhatsAppTwitterFacebookLinkedinEmailTelegram Abdulkadir Kure in May 2000 introduced Sharia law in Niger State. Kure was married to Zainab Abdulkadir Kure, a former civil servant and, since 2007, a member of the Nigerian Senate. They have two daughters and four sons.]]>