The President General, League of Imams and Alfas in the South West, Sheik Musthapha Ajisafe is dead. Ajisafe was said to have died around 11:pm on Monday in Osogbo.
It was gathered that Ajisafe had on Monday visited some of his relatives and retired home before he died.
The news of his demise was received with shock as those who saw him on Monday had said the Imam showed no sign of fatigue let alone sickness.
Prominent leaders in the state have expressed sadness about Ajisafe's death.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola and a business man in Osogbo, Chief Tunde Badmus, have sent condolence messages to the family of the deceased.
While praying for the repose of the soul of the late cleric, Aregbesola urged members of various Muslim societies to continue the good works which Ajisafe started.
Aregbesola said in a message issued by his media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, said that was the only way to immortalise "this pride of Osun in particular and Nigeria as a whole."
He said, "This is a sad moment for the Muslim Ummah in Osun, we are however grateful to God that he led a profoundly peaceful life.
"The Muslim Ummah will miss him dearly and we pray Allah to forgive him his shortcomings and grant him Al-jannah firdaus. May Allah give all of us the fortitude to bear the loss.
"Words are inadequate to describe the contribution of our father to the growth of Islam in Osogbo, Osun, Edo, Delta and Nigeria. Baba Ajisafe was popularly known for his commitment to the promotion and propagation of peace and unity.
"He was no doubt a scholar of higher integrity who touched the lives of many Muslims positively."
Badmus also extolled the virtues of the late Imam in a statement signed by his media aide, Alhaji Dawood Ajetunmobi.
While commiserating with the immediate family of the deceased,the Islamic scholars, people of Osogbo, members league of imams and Alfas in Yorubaland and the entire Muslim world,Badmus prayed Allah to forgive the sins of the Imam and for his admittance to aljanat firdaos and give his immediate family fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.
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