BREAKING NEWS:
Dasuki, Nigeria’s Deposed Sultan of Sokoto dies Unfulfilled…Suffered Protracted illness
*Waited in Vain to see his incarcerated son, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.)
BY KABIRU RILWAN/REPORTER, ABUJA
NIGERIA’S 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki deposed by late General Sani Abacha, a former dictator is dead. He died unfulfilled at the age of 93years after he suffered protracted illness around 8:58 p.m. on Monday, at a private hospital in Abuja. He will be buried Tuesday, according to Muslim rites.
Family sources indicated that while he writhed in pain and battled death to a standstill in the hospital, he still requested to see his son,Colonel Sambo Dasuki, ex-National Security Adviser,NSA to immediate past Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan presently under incarceration in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC as accused of misappropriating over $2 billion arms purchase funds.
Going by late Dasuki’s family funeral arrangements: “His body will be conveyed to Sokoto tomorrow morning for burial according to Islamic rites.” Dasuki is survived by 27 children and many grand children.
True, the deceased Dasuki died without realising his dream of seeing his son, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), again following his over a year incarceration by the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Though ex-NSA denies the allegation and has been granted bail by a number of courts – including Economic Community of West African Court, ECOWAS, yet he remains detained by the Buhari regime.
Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah, in an early condolence message prayed to Allah to grant him eternal rest. He also prayed for Allah to grant the family, Sultanate Council, the people of Sokoto and indeed Nigeria the fortitude to bear the loss.
