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President Buhari mourns Abacha

President Muhammadu Buhari, has mourned Fatima Mohammed (Nee Abacha), younger sister of late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha.

The President said the late Fatima devoted her time on earth to care for the less-privileged and godly upbringing of her children.

This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

The statement was titled, ‘President Buhari mourns Hajiya Fatima Garba Mohammed (Hajiya Fanta’ reads;

“President Muhammadu Buhari expresses condolences over the passage of Hajiya Fatima (Fanta) Garba Mohammed, immediate younger sister of late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, and mother of Senator Basheer Mohammed (Lado), Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons.

“The President sympathises with the Abacha family, Sen. Lado and his siblings as well as the people of Kano State, noting that Hajia Fanta, who lived to the age of 75, devoted her time on earth to caring for the less-privileged and godly upbringing of her children.

“President Buhari prays that Allah will console all those who mourn and grant Hajiya Fanta Aljannatul Firdaus.”

Sunny Green Itodo

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