Jaiz, MPAC, NDIC chair, others condole with Foundation chief

• Published date: 10 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The mother of the Chief Executive Officer of Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation, Dr Abdullahi Shuaib, Hajiya Sefinat Shuaib, who died in the early hours of yesterday has been buried in Lagos.

The Janazah (burial) prayer was led by the Chairman, Chairman, Council of Ulamau of Nigeria, Sheikh AbdulFatai Thanni, took place at the Muslim Burial Ground, Jafojo, near Markaz Agege, Lagos.

The 80-year-old entrepreneur died at the National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi in Lagos due to age and comorbidity.

Survived by five children out of seven, the late Hajiya Shuaib was a fashion designer and also ran a restaurant at Iponri Shopping Complex before her retirement.

Her surviving children include Dr Shuaib, Abbas, Aliyu, Aishah and Musa.

Among the dignitaries that graced the funeral include the Grand Mufti, Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO) Sheikh Dhikrullah Shafi'I; newly appointed Chairman of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Dr AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef; Mr Hakeem Otiti; Dr Sulayman Ogunmuyiwa; Prof Tajudeen Yusuf; Executive Director, Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation Prince Sulayman Olagunju and wife, Mutiat; Imam Mutohir Adams; Director of Epidemiology, Biosecurity and Global Health, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr Ismail AbdusSalam.

Executive Chairman, Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) Mr...