Sultan Of Sokoto Loses Brother

Sultan Of Sokoto Loses Brother

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has lost his younger brother, Alhaji Abubakadir Jeli Abubakar, who died after a protracted illness.

According to a statement signed by Malam Muhammad Bello, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor of Sokoto state, Jeli-Abubakar died at the age of 64 after a protracted illness.

Jeli-Abubakar who was the son of the late Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar II, and younger brother to the present Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar was a former counsellor of the Sultanate Council in Sokoto.