Alhaji Bashir Tofa, one of the leading candidates in the 1993 Presidential election, has been buried in kano.
He was buried between the graves of his parents at Hajj Camp cemetery in Kano metropolis.
After his death, a funeral prayer was held at his residence in Kano State led by Imam Shehu Tijjani Yan Mota at 9.20 am.
The prayer was attended by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, Kano Central Senator, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, former Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, and Alhaji Sule Yahya Hamma.
Others were Alhaji Aminu Dabo, Alhaji Sani Kwangila Yakasai and Barr. A.B Mahmud, among others.
Before his death, he was rumored to have died on Friday. An associate Alhaji Ahmed Na’abba, denied the story and said he was alive but critically ill.
