Alhaji Ali, the personal driver of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, is dead.
Ali, popularly known as Ali Sarkin Mota, died in Kaduna on Wednesday morning.
A family member who confirmed the news, said the late Sarkin Mota died at an undisclosed hospital in Kaduna at the age of 98, after a protracted illness.
21ST CENTURY CHRONICLE learnt that his funeral prayer would be held at Sultan Bello Mosque Kaduna by 1: pm.