Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has joined other Muslim faithful in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, for the burial rites of the late Khadi Shehu Imam, father of Alhaji Mohammed Imam, a former Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno State.
Khadi Imam passed away in the early hours of Monday, September 25.
The Jana’iza (funeral prayers), which drew a mammoth crowd, took place at the residence of the centenarian in old GRA, Maiduguri, before the deceased was interred at the Gwange Cemetery ground in the state capital.
While praying for the peaceful repose of the late Islamic Scholar, the Vice President described Khadi Imam as an institution who would be missed by not just Borno State and Northern Nigeria, but indeed the entire country.
He further described the revered scholar as one whose legacy will outlive him, adding that he will be remembered as a philanthropist, role model and elder statesman, who was an embodiment of peace and harmony till death.
“We’re mourning him and we’re also celebrating him as an institution. May Allah grant his soul eternal rest and reward him with Aljannatul Firdaus. May Allah also grant his family and the good people of Borno State and Nigeria the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,” VP Shettima prayed.
Other mourners who joined the Vice President at the funeral included Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin Elkanemi, the Shehu of Borno; Mai Mala Buni, Governor of Yobe State; Umar Kadafur, Borno State Deputy Governor and Abubakar Kyari, among others.
