A renowned Islamic cleric in Kaduna, Sheikh Dahiru Lawal-Abubakar is dead.

He was the chief Imam of Maiduguri Road Central Mosque, Kaduna.

The scholar passed on Wednesday at the Nigerian Army 44 Reference Hospital.

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The deceased was a judge at the upper Shari’a Court in Makarfi Local Government Area.

He was one of the sons of late renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Lawal Abubakar

Shuaibu Lawal, his younger brother, told NAN that the late Imam was survived by 2 wives and 20 children.

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The 52-year-old cleric died after a brief illness and has been buried according to Islamic rites.

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