Dandalin VOA Sarkin Musulmi Yayi Magana Kan Yadda Zabe Ya Kasance 00:38 Afrilu 01, 2015 Sarfilu Gumel The new Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar,(C) the spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims, receives a copy of the Qura'an from Sokoto state governor Atahiru Bafarawa, during a coronation ceremony in Sokoto March 3, 2007. WASHINGTON, DC —