The remains of Sokoto caliphate prince and a former Ambassador to South Africa late Shehu Malami has been laid to rest .
The funeral prayer was led by Chief Imam of Sultan Bello mosque, Sheikh Malami Akware and was later buried at the historic Hubbare cemetery in Sokoto state.
The funeral was attended by Gov Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, former Gov Attahiru Bafarawa, the Sultan of Sokoto his eminence Muhammad Saad Abubakar among other dignitaries.
Late Malami died while receiving treatment in Egypt on Dec. 19, at the age of 85 and the corpse was brought back to Sokoto on Thursday.
The deceased has been described as an accomplished banker and industrialist whose footprints were still visible on the national and international landscape.
Late Malami, a Sultanate descendants once held traditional title of Sarkin Sudan of Wurno, the traditional head of Wurno Local Government Area.
He was vast educated and referred to as “the Oxford man” begun early education in Sokoto, also at basic schools at Bida and Katsina.
The Prince obtained a degree in law from the Middle Temple, London and was a visiting scholar at Wolfecon College Cambridge and was also an Associate Member of St Anthony’s College, Oxford.
Shehu Malami worked as Private Secretary and then as Special Assistant to Sultan Saddiq Abubakar III.
The deceased also had a stint at the BBC as a broadcaster.
