Former Senator who represented Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has said the brutal killing of former Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, is still haunting the country.
Mr Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, was killed on January 15 1966, during the first Military coup led by some top Army officers of Igbo extraction.
In a post on his X handle, Mr Sani said those who perpetrated the act planted the seed of evil for the country.
While eulogizing the prudent lifestyle of the later Northern leader, Mr Sani he did everything for his people and his country but died a materially poor man.
According to Mr Sani, Sardauna had no house, vehicle or company traced to his name or any of his family members in Kaduna.
“For those of us in Kaduna where the Late Premier of Northern Nigeria lived, led and was brutally murdered, we couldn’t yet find any house, vehicle or company traced to his name or any of his family members.
“After he was killed, his belongings were taken to his family home in Sokoto. The late Sardauna did everything for his people and his country and died a materially poor man.
“His murder and that of others in 1966 was the seed of evil that continues to haunt our country.
“May the souls of all the victims of the 1966 coup rest in peace. Ameen,” Mr Sani wrote.
