The former Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki is dead.
The late 18th Sultan died on Monday at the age of 93 after a protracted
illness.
The Secretary, Sultanate Council of Sokoto, Alhaji Umar Faruk confirmed
the death of the former Sultan in a statement he issued in Sokoto on
Monday night.
It said that the remains of the late former Sultan would be buried at the
Hubbaren Shehu, Sokoto, after the afternoon prayer (Zuhr) on Tuesday.
The statement added that the funeral prayer of the late Dasuki would be
conducted at the Sultan Bello Juma’at Mosque in Sokoto.
He was the Sultan of Sokoto between Nov, 6, 1988 and April 20, 1996.
Sultan Dasuki was deposed in 1996 during the military government of late
Gen. Sani Abacha.
Prior to becoming the Sultan, he held the traditional title of Baraden
Sokoto.
Dasuki was the first Sultan from the Buhari line of the House of Dan Fodio.
He was influential in the founding of Jama’atu Nasril Islam and had held
many positions in government
The late Dasuki was born on Dec. 31, 1923.
His son, Colonel Sambo Dasuki rtd, is currently facing trials over
mismanagement of $2.1billion Arms funds under his care as the former
National Security Adviser, NSA. He is unlikely to attend his father’s
burial due to his incarceration.