Kasmag Line Chairman, Alhaji Abdulganiy Omoola, Buried In Ilorin

Alhaji Abdulganiy Ibrahim Omoola, Chairman of Kasmag Line, a popular interstate transport company in Ilorin, Kwara State, has been laid to rest at the age of 75.

Omoola, who died in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday while receiving treatment for a leg-related ailment, was buried on Wednesday in Ilorin in accordance with Islamic rites.

The funeral prayer (Janazah) was held at 2 p.m. within the premises of the Ilorin Central Mosque.

The prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Dasuki, alongside the Imam Imale of Ilorin, Sheikh Abdullahi Abdulhamid, and the Imam Gambari of Ilorin, Sheikh Sulaiman AbdulAzeez.

Following the funeral prayer, the deceased's remains were conveyed to his residence in the Sakama area of Ilorin, where he was committed to the earth.

The burial ceremony attracted prominent personalities, including former Grand Khadi of the Kwara State Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice S. O. Mohammed; former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; former National Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Najeem Usman Yasin; and the Founder and National President of the Academy for Islamic Propagation (ACADIP International), Mallam Yusuf Adepoju, among others.

The late Omoola was widely associated with the transport business in Ilorin through his leadership of Kasmag Line, which operates interstate passenger transport services.

His death marks the end of an era for the transport company and brings to a close his 75-year life journey.