Sheikh Usman Suleiman, the deputy to a prominent Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, is dead.
He died on Monday at the age of 76years after a brief illness.
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He has since been buried according to Islamic rites.
His son, Khadi Mustapha Suleiman, who confirmed his death to our correspondent, said he was buried by 3:15 pm at Sheikh Muhammad Labar Memorial School in Unguwan Kanawa, Kaduna.
According to him, “My father, Sheikh Umar Suleiman, died today (Monday) in the afternoon at his residence in Unguwan Kanawa, Kaduna, after a brief illness. He was 76 years old. Until his death, he was the deputy to the renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, and he was a community leader and a teacher.”
Mustapha Suleiman said his late father is survived by 17 children and many grandchildren.