Sambo Dasuki declined offer to attend father’s burial – FG

Former National Security Adviser and first son of the late 18th Sultan of Sokoto Ibrahim Dasuki, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) rejected offer to visit the father while he was in hospital, the Minister of Interior, Abdul Rahman Danbazau said in Sokoto yesterday. The Minister also said Sambo rejected another offer to

participate in the burial of his late father and stay with his brothers throughout the mourning period.
Danbazau spoke to newsmen shortly after the presentation of the condolence message of President Muhammadu Buhari by the delegation of the federal government, comprising seven ministers led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari.
"As Minister of Interior I discussed with the Director General (DSS) on the need to allow the former NSA to visit his sick father when he was in the hospital but when the offer was made to him, he rejected and said that he preferred to pray for him. He was also offered to come to Sokoto and stay with his relatives, siblings and others throughout the mourning period but he opted not to come. This is the true situation," Danbazu said.
Earlier, Kyari, while presenting the condolence message to the Sultan, said President Muhammadu Buahri expressed sadness at the death of the 18th Sultan who he said had been a bridge builder and epitome of peace and unity in the country.
In his remarks, Sultan Sa'ad thanked Allah for granting them a worthy father (Dasuki) who lived a fulfilled life. “Thus, it is a great loss to us. He was our father, everybody has his time and his time has come," he said.
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