A Kano-based Islamic scholar, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Bamba, is dead.
He was 79 old.
He died Friday morning at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), according to a family member.
The cleric was a lecturer at the Department of Arabic Studies in Bayero University Kano.
He resigned to concentrate on his Islamic preachings, particularly, the teaching of Sahih Bukhari and Muwatta Malik.
The deceased, known for his moderate views, was famous for his long-running Islamic teaching sessions at the Bayero University, Kano Mosque (old side), which started in 1991.
His funeral would hold at the Darul Hadith Mosque, Tudun Yola after Friday prayer.
Dr Damba is survived by three wives, many children and grandchildren.
