Ibrahim Tahir dies in Cairo – Daily Trust
December 9, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
One of the most erudite scholars to come out of Northern Nigeria, the Talban Bauchi Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, died in an Egyptian hospital in Cairo yesterday after a protracted illness, family sources said in Bauchi.
He was 71. Although the nature of his illness was not disclosed, Daily Trust learnt that Tahir suffered from diabetes for many years and was hospitalised at the National Hospital, Abuja for more than a year in 2006-2007.
His remains are expected to be flown into the country today for a burial in Bauchi, according to Muslim rites.
