Abdullahi Abacha, one of the sons of the late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, is dead.
He died on Saturday at the family’s Nelson Mandela Street residence in Abuja, at the age of 36.
His sister Fatimah Gumsu Abacha-Buni broke the sad news in a Twitter post
She wrote, “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. I lost my younger brother Abdullahi Sani Abacha.”
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“May Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him jannatul firdous, Ameen. Please include him in your prayers,” she added.
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A source said, “He was hale and hearty last night, but was found dead this morning. He died peacefully in his sleep.”
Born in 1987, the deceased was one of the nine children left behind by the late military dictator.
