The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has approved that the Fidau for the late 12th Chief Imam of Ilorin Emirate, Shaykh (Dr) Muhammad Bashir Imam Solih OON be held on Sunday 25th January 2026.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Emir’s Press Secretary, Dr Abdulazeez Arowona, on Tuesday.
He noted that, “His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR has announced that the fidau prayer for our late beloved father, the Chief Imam of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Ulama, Dr. Muhammad Bashir Imam Solih OON be held on Sunday on 25th January 2026.
“The prayer will held at the Ilorin Central Mosque by 10am. The prayer will be led by the Imam Imale of Ilorin, Alhaji Abdullahi Abdulhamid and other cleric in the Ilorin Emirate and beyond.”
The monarch urged the entire Muslim Ummah across all mosques to intensify prayers for the repose of the departed Imam Agba of Ilorin.
