By ABDULWAHAB ABDULAH
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, yesterday joined other Nigerians to mourn the late former Military Governor of old Kaduna State,  Group Captain Usman Jibrin (rtd) who passed on recently in his home,  Nasarawa State.

The council in a statement by its Secretary General, Dr Abdul-Lateef Adegbite described the death of Jibrin who was former treasurer of NSCIA, as a great loss to the country and the Muslim community in particular.

NSCIA said, the sudden death of Jibrin “has robbed Nigeria of one of its most illustrious sons”. It said he served the country in diverse capacities starting with a distinguished career in the Nigerian Air Force.

Narrating the contributions of the deceased to the country and Islam, Adegbite said, the late  Jibrin was appointed Military Governor of the old Kaduna State, where brought stability and progress to that state during his tenure.

He said, “upon his retirement from the Military, he devoted his whole time to voluntary service and was called upon now again to serve in various  public and private institutions. The Nigerian Muslim Community owes him a great debt of gratitude for his contributions to the progress of the faith in the country as he headed one Islamic body or the other.”

He was  be a prominent member of the committee that built the Abuja National Mosque and served as  member of its management committee  until his death.

“He was for many years chairman of Nasarawa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board and had been appointed Amirul Hajj for the State a number of times.  Perhaps his greatest service on the Islamic front was recorded during his tenure as the national treasurer of the NSCIA which finances he administered conscientiously and prudently.”.