Breaking: Islamic scholar Dahiru Usman Bauchi is dead

Renowned Islamic scholar and one of the foremost leaders of the Tijjaniyya movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, has died.

Reports of his passing began circulating early Thursday, and several public figures later confirmed the development.

A former presidential aide to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, announced the scholar’s death in a post on X.

“It is with a heavy heart and complete submission to the will of Allah that we receive the news of the passing of our revered leader, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi,”
Ahmad wrote, praying that Allah forgive the cleric’s shortcomings and grant him Jannatul Firdaus.

The deceased’s son, Sayyadi Ali Dahiru Usman Bauchi, also confirmed the news, telling Daily Trust that the scholar “has returned to his Creator.”

“We are all from Allah and to Him we shall return. It is time for Sheikh to rest. We thank Almighty Allah… Sheikh’s life was well spent,”
he said, adding that he was currently in Madinah and unable to confirm whether the burial would take place in Abuja or Bauchi.

As of the time of filing this report, the family and the Bauchi State Government have yet to issue an official statement.

More details to follow…