From Muhammad Ahmad saka, in Bauchi
The Association of Disciples of a renown Islamic Scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi known as Markaz Old Boys Association (MOBA) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kaduna State Governor Senator Uba Sani and Human Right Association to investigate the activities of thr former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir Elrufa’i.
MOBA wants elrufai probed when he allegedly abused his power and violated the constitution of the Federal. Republic of Nigeria by attacking the residence of their respected scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi and evacuated 160 Qur’anic pupils to unknown destination.
A statement distributed to reporters in Bauchi at the end of the national Executive Council meeting of the Association signed by Mallam Ahmad Tijjani Muhammad Assistant secretary” described the raid as “injustice, unwarranted and an abuse of the fundamental rights of the Scholar, his disciple’s right to live anywhere in the country. “
Tijjani said “Invading the house of a renown Islamic cleric, peace lover and Qur’anic legend “at 12 midnight, firing teargas on peaceful and sleeping students and his family is highly unwarranted and unjustifiable and a clear abuse of their fundamental human rights”
“Even if Sheikh didn’t say anything he deserved apology from the then Kaduns State Governor Mallam Nasir Elrufai:
“Sheikh is a spiritual leader that always prays for peace and stability in Kaduna State and Nigeria. He is the person government at all levels consult as elder and scholar of high repute on how to bring everlasting solution to the present security challenges in the country”
He said “We want President Bola Ahmed Tinibu, Governor Uba Sani, all human rights organizations to investigate the injustices done to the Islamic Scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi family and disciples.”
“We want the Government to bar Elrufa’i from holding any Position for ever for his lack of respect to human being and declare him a tyrant ruler who has no respect for the fundamental human right”.
“We want the Present Kaduna State Governor Senator Uba Sani to do his best and right the wrong doings and human right abused by Elrufa’i to Maulana Sheikh Dahiru as a mark of respect to the over 100-year journey of propagating Islamic knowledge and preaching for peace and stability in Kaduna State and the country at large”
You will recalled that during Mal. Nasiru Elrufai administration security personnel staged a commando-style raid the residence of Respected Islamc scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi in Kaduna. They nabbed 160 qur’anic pupils from the residence learning at a tsangaya school belonging to renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi. And the raiders were officials of the Kaduna State Government under the instruction of Nasir El-Rufa’i. The taskforce had stormed the school a little past midnight while the children were sleeping.
Those apprehended were loaded in vehicles and escorted by security agents to the Hajj Camp along Mando Road The midnight raid generated quite an uproar, since when the incident happened especially because of the prominence of Shiekh Dahiru Bauchi.
Since then the directorate of education of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi Foundation made several efforts to recover the children many are still unaccounted for.
