The late Marafan Sokoto, and former presidential aspirant, Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi, who died in a London Hospital on Thursday was buried yesterday  at the Hubbaren Shehu in Sokoto.
Burial prayer was held after the Friday prayer at the Sultan Bello Mosque, adjacent the Sultan Palace in Sokoto.
The prayer led by the Chief Imam of the mosque, Alhaji Usman Akwarra was attended by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, and other traditional rulers from across the country.
The Federal Government’s delegation to the burial was led by the Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazau.
Other members of the delegation were the Ministers of Defence, Water, Aviation, Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr Lawal Daura, as well as Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu.
Governors of Sokoto, Kebbi,  Zamfara, Niger and Borno states and other National and States’ Assembly members, as well as other dignitaries from within and outside the state attended the event .
