An Islamic scholar, Abdul-Wakeel Ogungbo, urged Nigerians to seek repentance before death and make restitution for past wrongdoings.
The vice-chancellor prayed to Allah to overlook the shortcomings of the deceased.
The governor made the commitment on Sunday, when he led a 30-member delegation on a condolence visit to the family.
Governor Bala Mohammed has mourned the death of a renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman-Bauchi.
He condoled with the immediate family of the slain cleric.
Sheikh Yakubu Musa, a renowned Islamic scholar, has called on the Katsina government to establish a Hisbah board.
Maulana Madani, the president of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH), one of India’s oldest and most-respected Muslim organisations, has been named the Muslim man of the year for 2023.
Mohammed Ali Gajiram is a member of the ruling APC from the Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. As well as a politician, he is also an Islamic scholar.
The governor said it was high time clerics shunned unnecessary criticisms before their followers, adding the trend portends a negative effect on leaders and the citizenry.
The cleric was shot dead by two soldiers on August 19 in Jaji-Maji, Karasuwa Local Government Area of the state.
