ASOFI Moves to Restore Fulani Values, Targets Illiteracy With Education, Religion

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From: Abubakar Umar 

Bauchi – The National President of the Association of Fulbe Scholars and Intellectuals (ASOFI), Sheikh Dr. Fatihi Dahiru Usman Bauchi, on Friday convened a North East Stakeholders meeting in Bauchi with a strong aim to rebuild the lost core values of the Fulani in Nigeria through education and religion. The organization is headed by Sheikh Dr. Fatihi, the son of the late renowned Islamic scholar and cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi.


The engagement was not a routine gathering but a deliberate convergence of scholars and intellectuals of Fulani extraction from Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe, and Adamawa States. Discussions centered on rebuilding lost education standards, the importance of religion in shaping Fulani minds, and the urgent need to revive nomadic education as a basic foundation for fighting illiteracy among Fulani communities.


Emphasis was placed on providing adequate basic Islamic knowledge first to help members understand the fundamentals of worship, which participants agreed would promote peace and development. Stakeholders resolved that the engagement will be extended across all six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, with future gatherings designed to address critical issues rather than mere conversations.


In attendance were the National Chairman of Nigerian Ardos, former member representing Lere/Bula Hon. Aminu Tukur, the National President of the Association of Fulani Students, Fulani Islamic clerics and scholars from the six North East states, members of the universities academia from the Fulani extraction, and representatives of the media.


Many stakeholders who attended the event expressed confidence that ASOFI has assumed a different dimension from already existing Fulani associations. They commended the leadership of Sheikh Dr. Fatihi Dahiru Usman Bauchi, noting that his intellectual approach and religious background position the organization to drive real change.


Participants stressed that rebuilding Fulani core values through structured education and sound religious knowledge remains the most viable path to tackling insecurity, illiteracy, and social disintegration affecting Fulani communities across Nigeria.

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