Leaders of the Tijjaniyya Islamic sect from across the country and beyond weekend paid allegiance to the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, in his Kaduna home, affirming that he is now their leader in Nigeria.
The representative of the leader of Tijjaniyya Worldwide, Sheikh Abdul-Ahad Nyass who paid glowing tribute to the former emir said it was a unanimous decision to have the former emir as the leader in Nigeria.
He added that the leader of the Tijjaniyya worldwide Sheikh Mahi Nyass was proud of the former emir’s achievements both in public life and as a monarch.
He described the large gathering of their followers who had converged on Kaduna in honor of Sanusi, as a testimony of how the former emir was still accepted and cherished by their adherent who have absolute confidence in his leadership qualities.
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Mon Mar 15 2021
Sheikh Mahi Nyass, the Grand World Leader (Caliphatul Arrm) of Dhariqa Tijjaniyya has denied appointing the former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, as the African leader of the Islamic sect.
The younger brother of the leader, Sheikh Makey Nyass, was reported to had made the appointment public during one of their the sect’s activities for the just-concluded Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass Maulud in Sokoto.
Makey was quoted to have referred Emir Sanusi II as following the footsteps of his late grand father, late Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi I who was deposed by the government and later on appointed leader of the Sect in Africa by his father, Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass.
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