Nigeria, June 10 -- The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has appointed Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Dasuki Imam Fulani as the Chief Imam Fulani of Ilorin Emirate.

The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the Emir's Personal Assistant, Dr Abdulraheem Muritala, on Wednesday.

According to the statement, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Dasuki emerged successful after a selection process involving a number of Islamic scholars who contested for the revered religious position.

The new Chief Imam Fulani, aged 42, is a grandson of the eighth Chief Imam Fulani of Ilorin, Sheikh Ibrahim Dasuki Imam Fulani Agaka, and the son of the 10th Chief Imam Fulani, Sheikh Maliki bn Dasuki Agaka.

Before his appointment, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir ser...