The cleric and two of his aides, Alfa Azeez Omoekun and Alfa Nurudeen, were k#lled in flood waters on Saturday, October 1, 2022.
It was gathered that they were coming from da’awah activity in Minna, Niger State, when the flood sw£pt aw@y his Toyota Yaris car while trying to cross a bridge near Harmony Estate/Kukende at the Akerebiata area of Ilorin.
The car and their bodies were recovered by the state fire service from a river opposite Olusola Saraki Abattoir along Sobi Army Barracks road, Ilorin.
The late sheik was a student of late Sheikh Kamaldeen Al-Adabiy, the first Mufti of Ilorin and founder of Ansarul Islam Society of Nigeria. He was also a hafeedh and leading trainer of Quran memorisers in the state.
The flood, resulting from a downpour, reportedly destr@yed bridges, business premises and submerged many public and residential buildings in the state, k#lling many others in the process.
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