A former Nigerian Military Governor is dead.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that a retired brigadier-general and former Nigerian military governor of Sokoto State, northern Nigeria, Abubakar Mohammed is dead.
This online news platform understands the traditional ruler of Lere in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, ascended the throne as 13 Emir of Lere in January 2011, died at the age of 76.
Several reports in the Nigerian media, say the former Nigerian military governor died after a brief illness on Saturday morning, April 10 in Kaduna at the age of 77.
“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.
The traditional ruler, who is survived by four children and many grandchildren, will be buried in Lere town on Saturday at 5 p.m, family members said.
Born on April 15, 1944, Mohammed attended Lere and Soba primary schools between 1951 and 1958 before proceeding to Barewa College Zaria from 1959 to 1963.
Mohammed was at the Ahmadu Bello Universitysity between 1965 and 1966 before proceeding to the California Polytechnic in the United States after which he joined the Nigerian army.
The late former military governor rose to the rank of a brigadier general and was a military administrator of Sokoto State from August 1985 to September 1986.
Before his death, the former Nigerian military governor was also former president of the Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture.
