President Bola Tinubu received the news of the death of Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss. The revered Bauchi-based cleric passed away on Thursday at the age of 101. The President mourns the late leader of the Tijjaniyya Muslim Brotherhood, describing him as a moral compass who dedicated his life to teaching and preaching.
In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, quoted President Tinubu as saying that Sheikh Bauchi’s loss is monumental not only to his family and teeming followers but also to the nation.
“Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi was a teacher, a father and a voice of moderation and reason. As both a preacher and a notable exegete of the Holy Quran, he was an advocate of peace and piety. His death has created a huge void,” the President added.
The President recalls the blessings and moral support he received from the late Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi in the run-up to the 2023 election.
President Tinubu condoles with the Sheikh’s followers across the country and beyond for the irreparable loss.
He urged them to immortalise the late cleric by holding on to his teachings of peaceful coexistence, strengthening their relationship with God and being kind to humanity.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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