Prominent Zaria cleric, Rigi-Rigi, is dead
A renowned Zaria Islamic scholar, Sheikh Khalifa Usman Idris, popularly known as Rigi-Rigi, has passed away. Rigi-Rigi’s son-in-law, Malama Abubakar Ɗanyaro, confirmed the cleric’s death to Daily Trust Monday morning. He said that the scholar passed away Sunday night at a private hospital in Kaduna. Ɗanyaro said that the funeral prayer is scheduled for Monday, […]
Rigi-Rigi
A renowned Zaria Islamic scholar, Sheikh Khalifa Usman Idris, popularly known as Rigi-Rigi, has passed away.
Rigi-Rigi’s son-in-law, Malama Abubakar Ɗanyaro, confirmed the cleric’s death to Daily Trust Monday morning.
He said that the scholar passed away Sunday night at a private hospital in Kaduna.
The cleric was hospitalized at 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna before he was transferred to a private hospital in Barnawa, Kaduna, where he passed away.
Rigi-Rigi was well-known for his humorous preaching style, with videos of his sermons widely circulating and very popular on social media.