Alhaji Atiku was on until his death the most senior Balogun in the Ilorin Emirate Council.

The monarch in a statement issued by the National Secretary of Shehu Alimi Foundation for Peace and Development, Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona described his death as shocking.

Alhaji Sulu-Gambari who described the deceased as a competent and loyal Chief whose wealth of experiences will be highly missed in the administration of the Ilorin Emirate Traditional council stressed that "Balogun Fulani's death is indeed a colossal loss to the entire people of the emirate.

He however prayed Allah to grant him Al-Janatul Firdaos and wish the immediate family and the entire Balogun-Fulani community the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.