BREAKING: Tears as Ex-President of Sharia Council Datti Ahmed Dies in Kano
- Dr Ibrahim Datti Ahmed, a respected elder statesman and ex-president of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, has died in Kano
- Ahmed who was also a medical doctor, politician and Islamic cleric died in the early hours of Thursday, December 30
- The deceased whose death was confirmed by a family source left behind one wife and 10 children
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Kano - Dr Ibrahim Datti Ahmed, an elder statesman and former president-general of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) is dead.
Daily Nigerian reported that a family source confirmed the death, saying the renowned medical doctor, politician and Islamic cleric died in the early hours of Thursday in Kano.
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He left behind one wife and 10 children.
Shehu Sani mourns Datti Ahmed's death
Reacting to Datti Ahmed's death, former senator who represented Kaduna Central in the eighth National Assembly, posted on Facebook:
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"Dr Datti Ahmad; May Allah grant him Aljanna firdausi.Amin."
Kano’s longest serving kingmaker Mukhtari Adnan dies at 95, he appointed 4 emirs
Previously, Legit.ng reported the death of Alhaji Mukhtari Adnan, described as the longest serving kingmaker and district head of Dambatta in Kano.
The late monarch, who held the senior title of Sarkin Ban Kano, died at 95. A family source confirmed that Adnan died in the early hours of Friday, December 3, two days after admission at a private hospital, UMC Zhahir, in Kano.
Adnan who was appointed as Sarkin Bai in 1954 by the then Emir Muhammadu Sanusi I, the late traditional ruler participated in the selection processes of four emirs.
Joseph Wayas: Former Senate president dies in London hospital
In a related report, Joseph Wayas, a former president of the Senate in the Second Republic, has died at the age of 80.
The governor of Cross River state, Ben Ayade, made this known via a Facebook post on Thursday, December 2. He described Wayas' death as "a monumental loss" to Cross River state and Nigeria.
He said:
"I received with profound sense of loss and shock, the sad news of the death of Former President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Joseph Wayas."
Source: Legit.ng
