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 Former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki(rtd) was absent as his father, Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki was laid to rest in Sokoto, today, Tuesday.
It was gathered that He was buried at Hubbaren Shehu, Sokoto, after a funeral prayer at the Sultan Bello Juma’at Mosque in the state.

Dasuki,18th Sultan of Sokoto passed on Monday at the Nigeria -Turkish hospital, Abuja, after a protracted illness.

While his son, former NSA has been in custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, since last year when he was nabbed for allegedly misappropriating the sum of over $2.1bn funds which was reportedly meant for the procurement of arms to prosecute the war on insurgency in the North East.

The Governor of the state, Aminu Waziri, was present at the burial, he eulogised the late Dasuki over his role in establishing the three tiers of government in Nigeria.

According to Waziri, “The history of local government reform in Nigeria will not be complete without the mention of the important role Sultan Dasuki and his colleagues played in giving the country the present structure we are enjoying at the third tier of government.

“For the eight years Dasuki spent on the throne as Sultan of Sokoto, he gave priority attention to the educational development of our people by promoting adult and women literacy in all parts of Sokoto. He equally paid attention to the revitalization of religious education especially among Imams of various mosques in the Caliphate.

“He dedicated time, energy and resources in promoting religious harmony especially between Muslims in the North and South West of the country. So also was his efforts at promoting peaceful coexistence between and among various religious groups within the country and beyond.’’

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