Sultan’s son, cousins recovering fast – Council

The Sultanate Council in Sokoto, yesterday reassured that the Sultan’s son and his two cousins involved in a ghastly motor accident were recovering rapidly.
A statement by the Council’s Secretary, Umar Faruk Ladan, said, “the Sultanate Council is pleased to announce that Amir Sa’ad Abubakar, who is hospitalised on account of injuries he sustained along with his two cousins, Khalifa Muhammad Maacido and Zainab Bara’u Isah, in an automobile accident in Sokoto on Sunday September 9th 2018 is rapidly responding to treatment.
“Since the unfortunate accident Sunday afternoon, His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar CFR,mni, his family ,and office have been inundated with calls and visits by anxious family members, friends and well-wishers, who have been unsettled since the news of the accident was sensationally broken by a section of the social media.
“We wish to reassure that all those involved in the crash are in good hands in the hospital and are responding positively to treatment.”