In an interview with the BBC, Shiekh Dahiru said: “We will take all legal action. We call on the Muslim community to be patient and not take matters into their own hands. Be patient and we follow the government until we see where they can stop, give it to us and we will join ours if we don’t certified.
He also demanded that “compensation be paid for those who were killed, and those who were arrested to be punished in accordance with the law, and those who were injured to be compensated for their injuries and to ensure that such interruptions do not happen again.”
Shiekh Dahiru is an islamic scholar and well known around africa and some parts of the world, he was recognized by Saudi Arabia, as the leader of Tariqatul Tijjaniya in Nigeria, the reason why he spoke is that, those people that were killed were coming back from Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi’s zawiyya after they had performed islamic prayers and zikir at his resident in bauchi, And the incident take them on their way back to their families homes.
“And if the government says it can’t secure people, and let others take it, and we have been imprisoned, we have been deprived of our patience, we have spoken out in such heated speeches,” Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi said.
In addition to the incident, the Inspector General of Police. Usman Alkali Baba ordered and deployed special forces under the DIG. Sanusi N. Lemu to Plateau State, to investigate and arrest those involved in the killing of innocent people.
