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Foremost Islamic scholar and retired justice, Ahmed Lemu, has passed on at the age of 91, at his base in Minna, the Niger State capital.
The news of his death was announced on behalf of his family by his son, Nurudeen, who, however, did not give details of Justice Lemu’s death.
“It is with sadness and reverence to Allah that we announce the passing away of our father, Dr. Justice Sheikh Ahmed Lemu OFR, in the early hours of this morning in Minna. Burial arrangements to be announced later,” he said.
Justice Lemu was born in Niger State and started his career as a teacher under the Bida Native Authority. He was a principal of two famous centres of learning in northern Nigeria, the School for Arabic Studies (SAS), Kano; and the Arabic Teachers’ College, Sokoto.
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Atiku, who expressed sadness over Lemu’s death, said the deceased would be sorely missed.
“Innalillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un! Sheikh Justice Ahmed Lemu, OFR was a foremost jurist, Islamic teacher, humanist and philanthropist,” Atiku wrote on Twitter on Thursday.
“His death, at such a time, when the sectors he had served, including Nigeria, still needed his counsel, is a huge loss. He’ll be sorely missed.
Atiku added, “May his family be comforted. On behalf of my family, I convey my deepest condolences to the Lemu family, the Judiciary, Islamic Ulama and the Government and People of Niger State over the loss.”
He died at the age of 91 in Minna, Niger State.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 24, 2020
A renowned Islamic scholar and retired justice, Ahmed Lemu, died on Thursday.
He died at the age of 91 in Minna, Niger State.
His son, Nurudeen, announced the death on behalf of his family, Punch reports.
“It is with sadness and reverence to Allah that we announce the passing away of our father, Dr Justice Sheikh Ahmed Lemu OFR, in the early hours of this morning in Minna. Burial arrangements to be announced later,” he said.
Lemu is one of the two Nigerians who won the King Faisal Prize.
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He died at the age of 91 in Minna, Niger State.
His son, Nurudeen, announced the death on behalf of his family.
“It is with sadness and reverence to Allah that we announce the passing away of our father, Dr. Justice Sheikh Ahmed Lemu OFR, in the early hours of this morning in Minna. Burial arrangements to be announced later,” he said.
Lemu is one of the two Nigerians who have won King Faisal Prize.
He chaired the Presidential Panel on Post-Election Violence in Nigeria in 2011. He was also a member of the Nigerian Council of Religions, the Presidential Council for Youth Development, and various other national committees and councils.
Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said only about 20 families had come forward to claim bodies.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 22, 2020
The interim chairman, Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, Femi Falana, says that more than 70 corpses of victims of security agents shooting during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos have yet to be claimed.
Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who was interviewed by The Punch on Sunday, said only about 20 families had come forward to claim bodies.
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The Chief Coroner of Lagos State, Mojisola Dada, in a public announcement on November 19, called on relatives of the victims to visit the Lagos State Teaching Hospital to identify and claim bodies of their loved ones.