Sokoto Zakat Commission boss, Lawal Maidoki’s 111-year-old mother dies, buried as Tambuwal, Sultan, others pay respect
By OUR REPORTER
Mother of Malam Muhammad Lawal Maidoki, the Chairman, Sokoto State Zakat and Waqf Commission (SOZECOM), Hajiya Fadimatu Igen Maidoki is dead.
She died in Sokoto on Wednesday February 3, 2021 and was buried same day at 4pm after Solatul Asri.
Hajiya Fadimatu Maidoki (1910-2021), a respected community leader and teacher, died at the age of 111 after a protracted illness.
Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, were among dignitaries, who were physically present to pay their last respect to the departed teacher, at her funeral that took place at the Sultan Bello Mosque near the Sultan’s Palace in the Sokoto metropolis.
Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity on Wednesday, in a statement sent to The DEFENDER, said: “The late Hajiya Fadimatu hailed from the lineage of Ummarun Mu’alkammu (whose family still hold the title of Magajin Rafin Sokoto). Her father Malam Abdulkadir, also known as Jikan Bahago, was a renown Islamics scholar just like her mother Malama Yatu.”
According to her grandson, Abdurraheem Lawal Maidoki, she left behind seven children amongst who are his father, the Executive Chairman of SOZECOM, Malam Muhammad Lawal Maidoki (Sadaukin Sokoto).
The rest are: Malama Hauwa’u (aka Umma), Malama Hadiza (aka ‘Yajjari), Malama Fadimatu (aka Rigo), Malama Umaimatu, Malama Hafsat and Malama Sa’adatu.
She also left behind more than 50 living grand children.
Governor Tambuwal, the Sultan of Sokoto and cross-section of those at the funeral prayed to God for the repose of her soul while besieging Him to grant her Jannatul Firdaus.
