For more
than forty years Mallam Usman (Mai Zuhudu) has been roaming the areas of Kofar Nassarawa and the
neighboring neighborhoods in Kano city, where he "preaches" and "warns"
against western education (Boko) and also all other sources of Islamic
knowledge for that matter, with the exception of the Qur'an. He regards all Boko and
Islamiyya schools as part of a grand conspiracy designed by the enemies of
Islamic religion to misguide Muslims and undermine their religiosity.
Though it is
obvious that Mai Zuhudu represents Boko Haram and maitatsine ideologies combined,
he doesn't believe in violence, instead he simply delivers his message peacefully,
even though he hasn't got any followers at all. He tolerates different views,
while people not only tolerate him but actually give him sadaka.
I ran into him during my recent visit to Kano, where I
videotaped him delivering his sermon. Enjoy,
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