Mourners have been trooping to the residence of popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Abdulwahab Banni Afonta, at the Freedom Park area of Osogbo, Osun State.
Majority of the mourners did not believe his death until when they got to his house which has been crowded as of the time of filing this report.
OSUN DEFENDER gathered that the popular cleric was said to have died around 12pm today.
He celebrated his 70th birthday earlier this year, according to sources.
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