The ceremonies are scheduled to continue for two days in different parts of the country.
In Kano State, in northwestern Nigeria, Sheikh Sunusi Abdulkadir, the representative of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky on Saturday led thousands of mourners at the symbolic funeral held at the Fagge Central Juma'a mosque in the heart of Kano city.
Prominent Sunni scholars, including the leader of Qadiriyya Sufi order in Africa, Sheikh Ibrahim Isa Makwarari were seen shedding tears in mourning for Ayatollah Khamenei as flowers were placed on a coffin draped with a black turban, symbolizing the Martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution while mourning elegies were being chanted.
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