LAGOS STATE CHIEF IMAM DEAD.

The Chief Imam of Lagos, Haruna Akinola, is dead. The cleric passed away today after a brief illness at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH.

Reacting to the cleric’s passing, the President of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, MSSN, in Lagos State, Saheed Ashafa, described him as a worthy leader. Mr. Ashafa urged other Islamic leaders to emulate the deceased, saying that his promotion of unity was outstanding.

He was 79.