Kebbi State Government on Sunday mourned an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Haliru Abdullahi, who died at the age of 117. A statement by Abubakar Dakingari, chief press secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Bagudu, said the cleric died on Thursday in Birinin Kebbi after an illness. According to Dakingari, the governor has paid a condolence visit to the family of the deceased. He said the governor was received during the visit by the Speaker of the state House Assembly, Alhaji Samaila Kamba and one of the children of deceased, Alhaji Samaila Dankasa. In response, on behalf of the family, Kamba thanked the governor for the condolence visit.

Source: Punch June 23, 2019 15:33 UTC