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Sambo Junaidu

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “scholar of islam and the 13th wazirin sokoto and chairman of the advisory committee on religious affairs”. Today it says “scholar of islam and arabic ous affairs and moon sighting committee”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023

He was formerly a lecturer at the Department of Arabic Studies of Usmanu Danfodiyo University , Sokoto, and the chairman of the Moon Sighting & Advisory Committee to the Sultanate Council. He succeeded his older brother Alhaji Usman Junaidu , the 12th Wazirin Sokoto, who died in 2017.1

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “scholar of islam and the 13th wazirin sokoto and chairman of the advisory committee on religious affairs”. Today it says “scholar of islam and arabic ous affairs and moon sighting committee”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

scholar of islam and the 13th wazirin sokoto and chairman of the advisory committee on religious affairs

Now

scholar of islam and arabic ous affairs and moon sighting committee

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