A former Chairman of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) in Kaduna, Alhaji Ja’afaru Makarfi, has passed on at the age of 93 years.
He died Saturday evening and his janaza (funeral prayer) will hold today (Sunday) at the Sultan Bello mosque Kaduna after Zuhr (noon) prayer.
Dateline Nigeria reports that the late Makarfi served as Commissioner of Education in the old Kaduna State during the administration of late Group Captain Usman Jibrin.
He also served inmany committees set up to find lasting peace in Kaduna State. He is survived by six children
Follow Us
