Sheik Muhammad Albani, a prominent Islamic scholar in Zaria,
Kaduna State, was on Saturday night, shot dead,alongside his wife and son.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Albani died at the
age of 54 according to his family.
Relations, friends and Muslim faithful, were busy preparing
for the cleric’s funeral, slated for 10 a.m. Sunday when NAN correspondent
visited his residence.
One of the relations, Malam Muhammad Usman, who spoke on
behalf of the deceased’s family, confirmed that Albani was attacked on his way
home after leaving the venue of his daily Islamic class, “Daril Hadith” at
Tudun Wada area of Zaria at about 10:30 p.m.
Usman said the gunmen’s identity could not be ascertained as
the attack was carried out late in the night, with no witnesses to the
incident.
However, all efforts to get official confirmation from the
police proved abortive and they are yet to issue any statement on the incident.
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