The Chief Imam of the Katsina Metropolis Central Mosque, Imam Muhammad Lawal, is dead.
Aged 95, Lawal died on Sunday, May 6, after a protracted illness.
The family spokesman, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed, who confirmed the death to News Agency of Nigeria, said that their father died after a prolong sickness.
Ahmed said that the deceased had been the chief Imam of Katsina for the past 41 years.
He disclosed that the deceased left behind four wives, 27 children and several grandchildren.
The Funeral prayer was conducted at the premises of Katsina Central Mosque and the deceased was later buried at Dantakum burial ground in Katsina metropolis according to Islamic rites.
Meanwhile, the Emir of Katsina, Alh Abdulmumini Kabir and Governor Aminu Masari have described the death of the Chief Imam as a great loss to Katsina people and the Islamic world.
They prayed to Almighty Allah to forgive all his shirtcomings and grant his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
NAN reports that thousands of people including Governor Masari and the Emir as well as prominent Islamic scholars attended the funeral prayer.
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