An Ilorin-based Muslim cleric, Imam Mustapha Oloka, has said that for any person to be good, he would need to be in a good environment.
He spoke Thursday at the Fidau prayer of the National Auditor of Ansarul Islam Society of Nigeria(AISN), Mohammed Jamiu Ibrahim Alakoso, at the deceased’s residence in Alakoso compound, Ilorin, Kwara state.
He told the children of the deceased that they were blessed to have Alakoso as their person, considering his good deeds while he was alive.
The cleric described him as a transparent account officer who was part of the formative stage of the Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies(CAILS), Ilorin.
He urged the children to uphold the good deeds of their father and be conscious of the legacies he left behind.
“Emulate your father, he never betrayed trust, he was a peace maker and also upholding the truth. Do not derail from the path. That’s the best way to remember his good deeds and sustain the same,” the cleric counselled.
In his remarks, the Chief Imam of Imale in Ilorin, Alhaji Abdulhameed Abdullahi, described the late Alakoso “as a trusted and dependable civil servant, and community leader who gave his all to any given assignment.
“He played a major role during the early days of CAILS, alongside the late Professor, Musa Ajetumobi. For the two, I can stand before Allah that they were very nice persons.
“As a fact, Alhaji Alakoso was a calm and responsible person. However, whenever it comes to tampering with money put in his care, you would see the other side of him because he won’t compromise.”
A general prayer session, led by Imam Abdullahi, was rendered for the repose of his soul.
At the session were Khaleefatul Adabiyyīn Ash-sheikh Abdulqodir Muhammad Kamaldeen Al-adabiy, a former CAILS provost, Professor Yusuf Olanrewaju Badmas, the incumbent, Dr. Hadi Saadu and his management team, the immediate past Managing Director Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority(LNRBDA) Ilorin, Dr. Saeed Niyi Aremu, Editor(Daily) Blueprint Newspapers, Abdulrahman A. Abdulrauf as well as sympathisers, friends, and well-wishers among others.