A pioneer female
Hisbah Commander in Kano state, Halima Shitu has died at the age of 55.
According to the
family source, she died on Monday after a brief illness in Kano.
“She left behind a
husband who is a prominent Islamic Scholar Sheikh Abdulwahab Abdullah and six
children to mourn her. Her eldest son is Malam Abdullah Abdulwahab, a system
analyst at Bayero University Kano,” the deceased sister Maimuna Shitu said.
Kano Hisbah Command
has benefitted greatly from the contribution of Late Mrs. Shitu.
She contributed to
Islamic scholarship among women in Nigeria and Africa at large, as the Chairperson
of the Association of Muslim Women in Africa(AMEWA).
She also featured in
several radio and television programmes targeted at teaching Islam, especially
during Ramadan fast.
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