The death has been announced of Hajia Aisha Lemu. She was the pioneer
National Amirah of the Federation of Muslim Women Associations in
Nigeria (FOMWAN) and wife of Justice Ahmed Lemu, a former Grand Qadi
of the Shariah Court of Appeal, Niger State.
She studied at the University of London’s School of Oriental and
African Studies (SOAS) and later obtained a postgraduate degree in
English language. She converted to Islam at the Islamic Cultural
Centre, London, in the year 1961.
During her lifetime, the late Aisha Lemu served as the principal of
Government Girls College, Sokoto and Women Teachers College, Minna.
She also founded the Islamic Education Trust (IET) together with her
husband
According to a statement issued on Sunday 6th December, 2019 by
Professor Ishaq Akintola, director and founder of the Muslim Rights
Concern (MURIC), “Aisha Lemu was a very resourceful woman, a prolific
writer and author of many Islamic books. She was the chairman of
FOMWAN Board of Trustees until her death. She was well known for her
piety, generosity and diligence. It will be difficult to fill the
vacuum she has left behind.
May Almighty Allah forgive her, have mercy on her and repose her
gentle soul in Al-Jannah Firdaus. May Allah also grant her caring
husband, her children and all members of her family the strength to
bear this irreparable loss.
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)