.Abdullahi Sani Abacha, the late Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha’s son, has died.
His sister, Yobe State First Lady Fatimah Gumsu Abacha-Buni, announced this on Saturday via her verified Instagram page.
He died peacefully in his sleep at his family’s home on Nelson Mandela Street in Abuja.
Abacha-Buni wrote: “Innalillahi wa inna ilahi rajiun (Surely, we belong to Allah and verily to Him do we return). I lost my younger brother Abdullahi Sani Abacha. He died in his sleep.
“May Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him jannatul firdaos (paradise), Ameen. Please include him in your prayers”.
Funeral prayers would be held at the National Mosque in Abuja at 4 p.m.
The deceased is one of the nine children of the former Head of State.
