- Safiu Kehinde
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has mourned the death of popular Ibadan Cleric, Sheikh Muyideen Ajani Bello, describing his death as shocking and unexpected.
Makinde, in a statement released in Ibadan on Friday by his Special Assistant on Print Media, Moses Alao , expressed his condolences with immediate family of the Sheikh, the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta states, Alhaji Dawud Makanjuola Akinola, the Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Sheikh Abdulganiyu Abubakry Agbotomokekere, the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and especially Oyo State, where the Ibadan-born Islamic preacher and leader was a major figure until his death.
The governor further extolled the virtue of the renowned cleric, describing him as a courageous, forthright and patriotic religious leader, who set good examples for others.
He prayed to Allah to grant him Aljana Firdaus, while also praying to God to uphold the immediate family, friends and well-wishers of the cleric.
NPO reported the death of the 84-year-old Islamic cleric in the early hours of Friday.
His death sent shockwave across the Muslim community.