Sokoto Sultanate Mourns Late Head Of Kingmakers, Danbaba

The Sokoto Sultanate is still mourning with the remains of the Head of its Kingmakers, the influential Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alhaji Hassan Danbaba buried at a private family burial ground in Sokoto yesterday.

The powerful kingmaker, the grandson of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, reportedly slumped in his hotel in Kaduna around 11.30 am on Saturday, February 11, 2022.

However, confirmed reports said Danbaba eventually did not make it to the hospital as he gave up the ghost on the way. The influential Magajin Garin Sokoto’s passage is coming barely a year after he lost his mother, A’ishatu, the eldest daughter of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardaunan Sokoto, who died in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in April 2020.

According to a source close to the family; “Magajin came to Kaduna on Thursday to condole with a former Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau on the death of his brother. As usual of him, he lodged in his hotel, Stonehedge in Kaduna metropolis.

“Both Gusau and Magajin had prepared to make a joint return trip from Kaduna to Abuja on Saturday. After having his bath at 11 am, he dressed up to go and join General Gusau in his house.”