Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar of Sokoto has arrived Maiduguri, Borno State on condolence visit over the recent devastating flood disaster that claimed many lives, properties and eroded means of livelihood of a number of residents.
Along with Sultan were; Etsu Nupe and Chairman Coordinating Committee National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), HRH Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, CFR; Emir of Gummi and Chairman Coordinating Committee Northern Traditional Rulers Council (NTRC); HRH Justice Lawal Hassan Gummi OFR and some members of the ruling families of Sokoto Caliphate including a two-time Nigerian Minister of Transport and Sports, Alhaji Yusuf Sulaiman,
They were received by the Shehu of Borno, His Royal Highness Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, at his palace.
They were later joined by the Shehu to the Government House Maiduguri, where condolences and prayers were offered for the repose of affected people, who died, in Al-Jannah Firdaos.
Prayers were also offered for quick recovery of the injured persons who are currently receiving treatments in various hospitals in the state.
The Sultan sympathised with the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, members of his government, the Kanem Borno Empire and the entire good people of the state over the virtually unprecedented flood disaster.
