Life And Times Of Bauchi Cleric, Dutsen Tanshi

Bauchi-based outstanding and a few would add, controversial Sunni scholar, Imam (Dr) Idris Abdul’aziz Dutsen Tanshi has handed on after a protracted sickness that took him to Saudi Arabia and India on a medical restoration mission.

It was clear that Almighty Allah destined that Dr Dutsen Tanshi’s grave can be in Bauchi. He died Thursday night time, April 3, 2025 at his residence. His funeral prayers, held on Friday, was noticed by Islamic disciples from each inside and out of doors Bauchi cosmopolitan space.

The funeral prayer at his Eid floor within the Video games Village space of Bauchi metropolis, was attended by outstanding Islamic students, businessmen, civil servants and 1000’s of sympathisers.

Sheikh Dutsen Tanshi was born in 1957 in Gwaram village, Alkaleri native authorities space of Bauchi State. He started his Islamic schooling beneath native students earlier than advancing to worldwide establishments. His tutorial journey included research on the Faculty for Islamic and Authorized Research in Misau, Bauchi State; Bayero College, Kano; the Islamic College in Niger; the Islamic College of Madina in Saudi Arabia; the College of Jos in Plateau State; and Sudan College of Expertise, the place he earned a PhD in Usul al-Fiqh (Islamic Authorized Concept). Upon his return to Nigeria, Sheikh Idris based the Dutsen Tanshi Majlis in Bauchi, the place he serves because the Chief Imam.

Malam was often known as a vocal critic of the poor insurance policies applied by previous civilian governments, which he considered as oppressive to the widespread individuals. He had adversity with all civilian governors of Bauchi State relationship again to the administration of former Governor Ahmadu Adamu Mu’azu and predecessors, totally on insurance policies or programmes, in addition to different Islamic sects and college of ideas on completely different views.

He performed a big position within the political downfall of Governor Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar and actively supported Bala Mohammed within the 2019 elections, believing that Bala’s administration would align together with his imaginative and prescient for governance. Nonetheless, after Bala Mohammed assumed workplace, critical variations rapidly emerged between them.

The famend Islamic is also remembered for his unwavering dedication to the Sunni rules and apply and his deep-rooted opposition to Bid’ah, whereas his efforts in selling monotheism earned him the title of ‘Dr. Tauhidi” from his disciples.

The late Dutsen Tanshi was all through his lifetime, an advocate for Islamic schooling and reform, establishing a number of qur’anic and Islamiyyah establishments to nurture a future technology of students and imams.

His lectures and Friday sermons had been successfully adopted, each bodily in particular person and on-line, influencing numerous Muslims throughout West Africa, whereas emphasising the necessity for the Muslims Ummah to abide by or comply with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi-Wassallam).

However the late Sheikh’s adversity turned extra pronounced with the administration of Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, with whom hitherto (or on the inception of the administration in 2019), he was in good phrases to the extent that the governor initially used to go to the cleric’s residence at Dutsen Tanshi.

Issues nevertheless took a unique flip with the 2 erstwhile associates disagreeing on points bordering on governance within the state the place Idris believed there was lots of unsuitable doing within the Bala administration, taking into cognisance that he (Dutsen Tanshi) contributed positively throughout the campaigns of the incumbent governor.

The connection between the 2 continued to deteriorate culminating into the hurling of abusive phrases between them.

At a time, the Bauchi State Police Command declared the cleric needed for alleged contempt of court docket, and since then the adversity between Mallam and constituted authorities started to develop.

The Police authority had, in a particular Gazette, mentioned that the directive for wanting the Mallam got here from the Workplace of the Inspector Normal of Police, urging that anybody with info, noticed him or knew the place Abdulazeez was hiding ought to report back to the closest police authority.

In line with the Bauchi State Police Command’s assertion of April 8, 2024, the Commissioner of Police, making efforts to advertise peaceable coexistence and harmonious relations among the many notable figures within the state, spearheaded a peace pact between Malam Idris Abdul’aziz and the Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed on the Police State Command.

The Bauchi State Police Command ultimately suspended the declaration for the arrest of Mallam following an intervention by the Nationwide Safety Adviser, however then got here in a court docket ligation via an Higher Shari’a Courtroom 1 sitting in Bauchi presided over by Mallam Hussaini Turaki that at one time remanded Imam Idris Abdul’aziz.

The defendant filed a discover of preliminary objection difficult the jurisdiction of the Higher Shari’a Courtroom and ultimately the case resulted in out-of-court settlement after a peace transfer brokered between Mallam and Governor Bala Mohammed by the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu

It was said throughout the truce that Sheikh Idris Abdul’aziz, now late, ought to perceive that whereas he loved the best to freedom of speech, he shouldn’t use the pulpit as a platform to insult or make derogatory statements towards others.

The ailment of the late Sheikh Abdul’aziz was nevertheless mentioned to have began final 12 months after regaining his freedom from the remand on the Bauchi correctional centre throughout his trial for alleged public disturbance, through which interval, the cleric was additionally mentioned to have perpetuated contempt of Courtroom for refusal to attend a sitting.

Ever because the truce signing when the late Mallam freely went again house, the ailment turned stronger and extra noticeable throughout his physique, from one ache to a different, and typically even unable to stroll a brief distance throughout the neighborhood of his residence, a state of affairs that made him search medical consideration throughout the nation, and ultimately overseas.

The late Dr Abdul’aziz’s final seek for medicals was in India the place, based on the grapevine, he was advised that his ailment was incurable, and it was then that Mallam out of his personal private volition determined to return house, the place he handed on within the midst of relations on the age of 68.

The Late Mallam spent about 40 years preaching the phrase of God.

Described as daring and fearless, the late Dr Abdul’aziz was an Islamic cleric, farmer and businessman whose social disposition knew no bounds, neither did he praise-sing any human being regardless of his standing within the society.

Adieu, the late Sheikh Idris Abdul’aziz Dutsen Tanshi Bauchi.

Regardless of the variations between them, Governor Bala Mohammed has pledged to revive the Video games Village Eid Floor in honour of the late Sheikh Idris.

Governor Mohammed has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the household and followers of the late Sheikh Abdulaziz Dutsen Tanshi.

Main a delegation of senior authorities officers, Governor Mohammed visited the late Sheikh’s household to supply sympathies on behalf of himself, his household, the federal government and the individuals of Bauchi State.

Describing Sheikh Idris as a fearless preacher devoted to the genuine teachings of Islam, justice and the rule of regulation, the governor famous that his passing was an awesome loss to the state; a lack of knowledge, information and religious management.

He prayed to Almighty Allah to grant the late Sheikh Aljannatul Firdaus and to bless his household with the energy to bear the loss.