{"id":31926,"date":"2021-05-10T14:19:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T13:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=31926"},"modified":"2021-05-10T14:20:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T13:20:13","slug":"sanusi-confirmed-as-leader-of-tijaniyya-islamic-sect-turbaned-in-senegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/10\/sanusi-confirmed-as-leader-of-tijaniyya-islamic-sect-turbaned-in-senegal\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Sanusi confirmed as leader of Tijaniyya Islamic sect, turbaned in Senegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi has been turbaned as the leader of Tijaniyya Islamic sect.<\/p>\n<p>Sanusi was turbaned as the Khalifa of Tijaniyya sect in Nigeria by Sheikh Mahi Ibrahim Inyass, grand Khalifa of Tijaniyya movement, on Sunday in Senegal.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the former emir in March was\u00a0announced as the leader of the Tijaniyya sect at its annual gathering in Sokoto.<\/p>\n<p>The two factions of the sect appointed the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor as their leader during the Maulud celebration of Inyass.<\/p>\n<p>This development was confirmed in a statement signed and released by the secretary general of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/13\/tijaniyyah-appoints-sanusi-as-caliph-in-nigeria\/\">Tijaniyya movement<\/a> of Nigeria,\u00a0Auwal Shuaib.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Grand Khalifa of Tijjaniyya Sheikh Mahi Ibrahim Inyass, officially makes announcement of appointing former Emir of Kano, Alh Muhammad Sanusi II, as Grand Khalifa in Nigeria,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe pray Almighty Allah to guide him towards discharging his duties and make it beneficial to mankind, Amin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The development comes one year after Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano governor, deposed Sanusi as the emir of Kano.<\/p>\n<p>See Photos:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter 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