By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar 111 alongside governors Nasir El-rufai, (Kaduna) Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) were amongst digintaries that attended the burial of Sardauna's grandson, Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, on Saturday evening in Sokoto.
The 51 years old Danbaba, slumped and died in Kaduna same Saturday afternoon, according to family sources.
Leading the funeral prayers, the Chief Imam of Sultan Bello Mosque, Muhammad Bello Akwara, said death is inevitable for all mortals, hence he appealed to all and sundry to make their paths right with Allah while alive.
The remains of Alhaji Hassan Dambaba was laid to rest according to Islamic rites at Binaci few steps away from Sultan's palace at the family cemetery of Magajin Gari's.
Reacting to the death, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence and Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti- Corruption, in a condolence message, expressed grief over the sad incidence.
Wamakko who described late Magajin Gari, Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, as not only a distinguished gentleman but also a respected traditional ruler that has contributed immensely to the development of Sokoto Caliphate and the nation in general, affirmed that the Sokoto Caliphate has indeed lost a father and a respected leader.
Whle praying Almighty Allah to forgive his shortcomings and reward his good deeds with Aljannat Firdaus, a statement by Wamakko's spokesperson, Hassan Sahabi Sanyinnawal, said the Magajin Gari lived a life of service to the Caliphate, Nigeria and humanity. NNL.
