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Top Kaduna Monarch, Sarkin Abubakar Mohammed Is Dead
The traditional ruler of Lere in Kaduna State, Abubakar Mohammed, has died at the age of 76.
It was gathered that Mohammed, a retired general, died after a brief illness on Saturday morning in Kaduna.
“He is my uncle. We missed him this Saturday morning. It is indeed a loss for us and the whole family,†a relative, Hassan Mohammed told PREMIUM TIMES.
According to family members, the monarch, who is survived by four children and many grandchildren, will be buried in Lere town on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Abubakar ascended the throne of Lere after the demise of Umaru Sani in 2011.
Born on April 15, 1944, he atÂtended Lere and Soba primary schools beÂtween 1951 and 1958 beÂfore proÂceeding to Barewa ColÂlege Zaria from 1959 to 1963.
He was at the AhÂmadu Bello UniversityÂsity beÂtween 1965 and 1966 beÂfore proÂceedÂing to the CalÂiÂforÂnia PolytechÂnic in the United States after which he joined the Nigerian army.
He rose to the rank of a briÂgadier genÂeral and was a milÂiÂtary administrator of Sokoto State from AuÂgust 1985 to SeptemÂber 1986.
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