By Sule Aliyu Bauchi
President Bola Ahmad Tinubu paid condolence visit to the family of late renowned Islamic scholar, Shehu Dahiru Usman Bauchi
Born in 1927, Shehu Dahiru Usman Bauchi died on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi.
Speaking during the condolence visit, Tinubu, who described the death of Usman Dahiru Bauchi as a great national loss, said that the cleric’s life embodied humility, service and dedication.
Tinubu also during the condolence visit announced the renaming of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, as Shehu Dahiru Usman Bauchi University, in honour of the late renowned Islamic scholar, Shehu Dahiru Usman Bauchi
The President said the decision to rename the institution was aimed at immortalising the legacies of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, whose influence spanned decades in Islamic scholarship, spiritual guidance and community development across the nation,
He prayed for Allah’s mercy upon his soul and for him admission into Jannatul Firdaus.
Tinubu also prayed for strength for the Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi's family, the government, and the people of Bauchi State to bear the loss.
Ahmad Tinubu said in order to immortalize the late Sheikh, the Federal University of Medical Sciences Azare has been named after him "taking into cognizance his numerous contributions to education".
He urged Nigerians to continue to pray for peace and unity across the country, emphasizing the need for collective resilience in challenging times.
Speaking, Bauchi state governor Bala Abdulkadir Muhammad who received the delegation, thanked President Tinubu for honoring the family of late Dahiru Usman Bauchi and the entire citizens of Bauchi State.
Responding, Dr Bashir Shehu Dahiru Bauchi who spoke on behalf of the bereaved family, expressed profound gratitude to the President for sending a high profile delegation to attend the funeral of their father and for “coming to Bauchi personally to condole the family.
Members of the presidential delegation include Governors of Yobe and Plateau states, representatives of the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, former Bauchi state governor Malam Isah Yugida, former speaker Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara among others.
