The son of a district head and heir to the Sokoto emirate, his great-grandfather was Sultan Bello, the founder of Sokoto and son of the revered Shaykh Usman Dan Fodio.
The son of a district head and heir to the Sokoto emirate was Sultan Bello. The son of a district head and heir to the Sokoto emirate was the founder of Sokoto. The son of a district head and heir to the Sokoto emirate was son of the revered Shaykh Usman Dan Fodio. The Sokoto emirate was his great-grandfather.