Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has expressed shock over the death of Professor Jibril Isah Diso who passed away today following an illness.
In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa said governor Abba Kabir Yusuf described the death of Professor Jibril Diso as a great loss not to his family members but to entire Muslim ummah.
Governor Abba Kabir in a mourning tone described the deceased as a revered educationist who despite his deformity curved a niche for himself in the academia and rose to the exalted position of a Professor.
” We received with deepest shock this morning the news of the death of Professor Jibril Isah Diso, a pioneer Professor with visual impairment in the country whose contributions in shaping the lives of many would remain indelible.
” Indeed, Kano state and the as a whole was robbed of a compendium of knowledge whose sudden passing away left a wide void difficult to fill.” Mourned governor Abba Kabir
He on behalf of the government and people of Kano Condoles with his families, prayed to Almighty Allah, the most exalted to grant his soul eternal rest, and Jannatul Firdausi be his final resting place.
