The death has occurred of Alhaji Liman Tambari Wamakko (Ubandoman Lokobi ) from Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The deceased was an elder brother to the former Governor of Sokoto State and the incumbent Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (Sarkin Yamman Sokoto).
The deceased died on Sunday at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto following a brief illness .
The late Liman Tambari’s funeral prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Wamakko Central Mosque, Liman Shehu Ardo Wamakko.
The funeral prayer was attended by the younger brother to the deceased, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, Speaker, Sokoto State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tukur Bala Bodinga, SSG, Muhammadu Bello Sifawa, and the former Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi ( Katukan Sokoto),.
Others were the former Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Tanzania, Amb. Sahabi Isah Gada, mni, members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, members of the State Executive Council and Special Advisers.
The rest were Galadiman Garin Sokoto, Alhaji Aliyu Attahiru Galadanci, traditional rulers, politicians, and Ulamas, among a retinue of many other important personalities from within and outside Sokoto State.
Shortly after the burial of the late Ubandoma, Sen. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko explained that death is inevitable.
He admonished, “Therefore, every soul will surely test it one day.
” It is inevitable for all mortals to depart this world only at God’s appointed time.”
The Senator went down memory lane to recall that they were eleven in their family, including the late Ubandoma Liman Tambari, but now only three of them are left behind.
He prayed to the Almighty Allah to forgive all the sins of the deceased and reward him with Jannatul Firdausi as his final abode.
Sen. Wamakko also used the medium to thank all those who graced the funeral of his elder brother and prayed to Allah to reward them abundantly.
Senator’s spokesman,Bashar Abubakar also said special prayer was offered for the repose of the soul of the deceased by Mallam Muhammadu Dangande Wamakko, the Chief Imam of Dinkyal Jumu’at Mosque, in Wamakko Lcal Government Area of the state.
The late Liman Tambari Wamakko, who died at the age of 86, left behind three wives and 15 children.
He has since been buried according to the Islamic rite.
