NAN-H-24
Sultan
Ilorin, Nov 15, 2016 (NAN) The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWGN) on Tuesday described the demise of the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji lbrhim Dasuki, as sad and shocking.
The National Coordinator of the group, Alhaji lbrahim Abdullahi, made the observation in Ilorin in a condolence message.
“The group received with sadness the news of the passing-on of the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki”, the statement said.
It described the late Sultan as a selfless and kind leader who was removed from office by the Abacha regime
“The MMWG commends the late Sultan for his numerous contributions to the progress of Islam; I recall with nostalgia his contribution to the success of erection of the Abuja National Mosque,” the statement said.
The group said that the National Mosque in Abuja, with its architectural masterpiece, remained as one of the best achievements of the late monarch.
The statement prayed to Allah to forgive the late Sultan his sins and make Al-Jannatul-Firdaous his place of abode,
The late Sultan was deposed by the late General Sanni Abacha in 1996 and banished to Kaduna in Kaduna State.
The 18th Sultan of Sokoto died on Monday at the age of 93.(NAN)
BEKI/TA
Edited by Tajudeen Atitebi