Thousands of mourners throng Bauchi for Sheikh Dahiru’s funeral

Thousands of mourners have thronged Bauchi to pay their last respects to the revered Islamic scholar, Dahiru Usman-Bauchi.Usman-Bauchi died on Thursday at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi.The Bauchi state government had declared Friday work-free day to enable residents to pay their last respects and attend the funeral prayer. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a crowd of followers, students and Muslims from Bauchi and neighbouring states h