30th July, 2020
PRESS RELEASE:
MURIC
MOURNS YUSUF NWOHA, NSCIA DIRECTOR
The Director of
Administration at the office of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic
Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaj Yusuf Nwoha, died yesterday. He was involved in a
ghastly motor accident at Okene, Kogi State while on his way to Owerri to mark
the Id Al-Kabiir. Two other people lost their lives in the accident.
The Muslim Rights Concern
(MURIC) has described Yusuf Nwoha’s death as shocking and debilitating. MURIC
spoke through its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, in a statement circulated
to the media on Thursday, 30th July, 2020.
“The death of our highly respected and much beloved brother, Alhaj Yusuf
Nwoha, was announced yesterday. He died in a motor accident which occurred at
Okene. It is shocking, debilitating. We are devastated.
“An indigene of Owerri in
Imo State, Yusuf graduated from Bayero University, Kano. He embraced Islam in
the early 80s and has since been very passionate about the faith. He was the
Director of the Owerri-based Islamic Propagation Center before he joined the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He retired from INEC a few
months ago. He was 60 years old.
“Yusuf’s sterling qualities
of total commitment, efficiency and trustworthiness were so well known that the
NSCIA quickly employed him as its Director of Administration immediately after
his retirement. He was a humanist, very transparent and kind. The Ummah will
miss him.
“MURIC condoles His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto and President General
of the NSCIA over this great loss. By the same token, we commiserate with the
entire Nigerian Muslim community who have grown to love this sun that set at
noon.
“We pray that Allah will
forgive his trespasses and repose his gentle soul in Al-Jannah Firdaus. May
Allah give his family and close friends the fortitude to bear the loss.”
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
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