Justice Akanbi was a good ambassador of Islam, say NSCIA, NASFAT

THesupreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Nasru Lahi-l-fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) have described the death of late legal luminary and the pioneer Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practice Commission (ICPC) Justice Mustapha Akanbi, as a great loss to the nation and Muslims in particular. President-general NSCIA, and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, said like any great man in life with exemplary footprint, late Justice Akanbi came into the world and lived by the divine rules and regulations of his Creator to the best of his ability.

He said: “His demise at the age of 85 brought a new dimension to the current situation in Nigeria. Coming up at this precarious time in the country’s trending but unpredictable developments, the demise of a vertical personality like Justice Akanbi is a further confirmation that death is indeed a leveler of mankind.

Sultan, in a statement by Deputy Secretary-general, NSCIA, Prof. Salisu Shehu, said: “While alive, he embarked upon a series of temporal and spiritual activities absorbing experiences from various legitimate engagements in which he was involved. Such experiences enabled him to formulate a guiding philosophy in life with which he charted his causes of actions. Yet, the philosophy he formulated from those actions was not merely for his own survival but for him a way of providing a right path through which people who wouldn’t want to go astray could pass with piety.

“And now, with his demise, that philosophy has become a guide to those of the living who may need guidance either as a warning on the vanity of human wishes or as encouragement towards the pursuit of good deeds or both.” He said.

With an unblemished conscience, the Muslim leaders said while alive, Justice Akanbi stood out vertically in the midst of his horizontal colleagues either as a