Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The police in Bauchi State have declared Islamic cleric, Idris Abdulaziz, who fled the state over alleged persecution by Governor Bala Mohammed, wanted.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Abdulaziz's lawyer, Ahmad Musa, said the cleric fled into exile after security agents raided his Dutsen Tanshi residence in the Bauchi metropolis on 24 January to execute a search warrant.

The Bauchi State Government has since filed charges against Mr Abdulaziz, who supported Mr Muhammad's main opponent, Abubakar Sadiq of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 18 March 2023 governorship election.

The government charged Mr Abdulaziz with "inciting disturbances, insulting or inciting contempt of religious creed". The cleric has denied...