Nigeria’s Ex-envoy To Saudi Arabia, Imam, Dies

Former Nigeria’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji AbdulKadir Imam is dead.

Imam died on Thursday in his country home, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital at the age of 90.

One of the children of the former envoy, Dr AbdulRazak Imam confirmed the death of their patriarch.

He said the deceased will be buried on Friday at his GRA residence in Ilorin.

Imam at various times served the country as ambassador and chief of protocol in Saudi Arabia, Germany, Libya Egypt, Lebanon and Poland.

He also served as a director at the National Hajj Commission.