The Bauchi State Police Command has issued a warrant for the arrest of Dr. Idris Abdulazeez Dutsen Tanshi, an Islamic cleric in Bauchi, on charges of contempt of court.
In a Special Police Gazette Bulletin issued on Thursday, the command said, “If seen, arrest and hand over to the nearest police station or to the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Bauchi State Command, or call 08151849417, 09048226246,” adding, “A handsome reward awaits any person(s) with information leading to his arrest.”
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The embattled Sheiykh Idris has been on trial since 2022 for alleged blasphemous remarks.
Other charges the cleric is facing as filed by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the State and the Police at the Chief Magistrate Court were, “inciting public disturbance, insulting or inciting contempt of religious creed.”
During one of his sermons, Idris alluded to going into exile due to what he claimed to be threats from the state governor, Bala Mohammed.
