By Ahmad Saka
The Association of Disciples of a Renowned Islamic Scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi known as MARKAZ OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION (MOBA) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani and human rights associations to investigate and prosecute the activities of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai over alleged abuse of his power and violation of the constitution of the country.
MOBA accused el-Rufai of attacking the residence of the respected scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi and evacuated 160 Qur'anic pupils to unknown destinations.
A statement distributed to reporters in Bauchi at the end of its National Executive Council, 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 renowned 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 an apology from the then Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai. 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 an elder and scholar of high repute on how to bring everlasting solutions 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 el-Rufai from holding any position forever for his lack of respect to human beings 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 el-Rufai 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 recall that during Mal. Nasiru Elrufai administration security personnel staged a raid on the residence of the Islamic scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi in Kaduna. They picked 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-Rufai. 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.
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