Abdullahi Abacha, one of the children of late former Nigerian military head of state, General Sani Abacha, has died.
The unfortunate incident was disclosed by his sister, Gumsu Abacha, in a tweet on Saturday.
Gumsu said her younger brother died in his sleep. She asked the public to include him in prayers.
“Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. I lost my younger brother Abdullahi Sani Abacha,” she wrote.
“May Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him jannatul firdous, Ameen. Please include him in your prayers,” she added.
Abdullahi’s remains was scheduled to be buried at Gudu Cemetery later on Saturday after a prayer at the Central Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria, she adds.
Ibrahim Abacha, the eldest son of General Sani Abacha also died 27 years ago when he was killed along with 13 other persons on 17 January 1996 in a plane that crashed while flying from Lagos to Kano.