Muhammad Auwal Adam also known as Albani Zariapronunciationⓘ (27 September 1960 – 1 February 2014) was a Nigerian Islamic scholar who specialized in the field of Hadith and Fiqh.
[3] Albaniy had his origins from Kano State in the Northern Nigeria but was born and bred in Muchia Sabon Gari, Zaria.
[citation needed] Before his death, he was a postgraduate student at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the ABU Zaria.
His knowledge and authority in Northern Nigeria led him to adopt the nickname of "Albani", after Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani.
[citation needed] The wife and son died on the spot of the shooting while someone who lived close by rushed him to St. Luke Hospital in Wusasa area of Zaria where he was pronounced dead.