The
remains of the late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki who died on Monday at the
Nigeria-Turkish hospital, Abuja, after a protracted illness have been
buried.
Late Sultan Dasuki
The remains of the the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, late Sultan Ibrahim
Dasuki, who is the father of the embattled former National Security
Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has been laid to eternal rest.
According to photos making rounds online and multiple reports, the
influential monarch who died on Monday at the Nigeria-Turkish hospital,
Abuja, after a protracted illness, have been buried.
The sultan making his final journey
President Muhammadu Buhari, had on Tuesday, extended his
condolences to the Dasuki family, the government and people of Sokoto
State on the death of Dasuki.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media
and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President also commiserated with the
Jama’atul Nasril Islam and the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs over
the death of the traditional ruler.
While noting that Dasuki devoted his life and tenure of office to
the promotion of peaceful coexistence and tolerance among diverse ethnic
groups in Nigeria, Buhari described the deceased as one of Nigeria’s
most powerful voices for peace and unity in diversity, who diligently
kept faith with the virtues of the Sardauna whom he had served as a
public servant.
The statement read partly, “Apart from modernising the
traditional institution to bring it in tune with changing times,
President Buhari believes that the late Ibrahim Dasuki, who died on
Monday at the age of 93, will be long remembered for his role in the
creation of the present local government system in the country.
“The President pays tribute to his contribution to national
peace and development, particularly his significant role in producing
the report that gave birth to the current local government councils.”
Late Dasuki, 92, was the Sultan of Sokoto between November 6, 1988
and April 20, 1996, from the Buhari line of the house of Dan Fodio.
A close associate of Ahmadu Bello, who was influential in the
founding of Jama’atu Nasril Islam, he was deposed in 1996 during the
military government of late Gen. Sani Abacha.
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