Alhaji Hassan Muhammad Sheriff, the Sarkin Arewan Bauchi, is dead.
POLITICS NIGERIA learned that Alhaji Sheriff, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, died recently in a car accident at Akwanga-Gwantu road enroute to Abuja.
The deceased was a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The late politician has been buried in Bauchi in accordance with Islamic rites. The funeral prayer which held at the Bauchi Central Mosque was attended by hundreds of mourners.
Reacting to the APC stalwart’s demise, the Bauchi State APC governorship candidate for the 2023 election, Air-Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Friday conveyed his commiserations to the family of the Late Alhaji Sheriff.
On behalf of my family and myself, I convey my deepest condolences to the family of Late Alhaji Hassan Sheriff (Sarkin Arewan Bauchi) and the Bauchi Emirate. May Almighty Allah comfort and strengthen them. May Allah forgive his shortcoming and grant him Aljannatul Firdaus. Ameen
— Air Marshal Abubakar (@CAS_AMSadique) November 11, 2022
“On behalf of my family and myself, I send my deepest condolences to the family of Sarkin Arewan Bauchi and the Bauchi Emirate. May Almighty Allah comfort and strengthen them.
“May Allah forgive his shortcoming and grant him Aljannatul Firdaus. Ameen,” Air Marshal Abubakar said in a statement.
