From MUSLIUDEEN ADEBAYO, Ibadan
Prominent Islamic clerics, scholars and family of a former Justice of Supreme Court, Justice Bolarinwa Babalakin, have gathered in Ibadan to offer special prayers for the late Justice and his wife, Ramotu Ibironke Babalakin.
Prominent Islamic clerics and family members of the deceases recently gathered in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital to offer special Islamic prayers for the souls of the wife who died 20 years ago and the retired Justice who died in 2021.
The special prayers held at Muslim Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ibadan branch coincided with the commissioning of Hon Justice Bola Babalakin Hall donated by Babalakin’s family for MAN, Ibadan branch.
It was attended by Chief Imam of University of Ibadan, Professor Abdulrahman Oloyede, Professor Wole Abass and the Chief Missioner, Ansarudeen Society of Nigeria, Odo Ona branch, Alhaji Zakariyaa Balogun and many other dignitaries.
The Islamic clerics maintained that Justice Babalakin and his wife died as pious Muslims. As such, they recited several verses of the Holy Qur’an and prayed for the souls of the departed Justice and his wife.
One of the trustees of MAN, Alhaji Oladiti Oladejo, while commissioning the hall, applauded the family for the gesture. MAN Chairman, Ibadan branch, Alhaji Abdulrahman Olawale Abdulganiy, also threw his weight behind the trustee, calling on other families to emulate what the family of the former Justice has done.
