 He was survived by his wives Mariam Pat Abdurrahman and 2nd(3yrs)Fatima Wali- Abdurrahman and his four sons, Surajudeen, Abduljabbar, Abdulaziz and Abdulmalik.The General received the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) conferred on him by the Nigerian President in 2014.He was also the recipient of the National Honour Award of “Knight Commander” in the Humane Order of African redemption by the President of Liberia in 2014, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) from Nigeria in 2007 and the Liberia’s highest military honour, the Distinguish Service Order (DSO) from the president of Liberia in 2009.