Nigeria, April 10 -- Popular Bauchi-based Islamic cleric, Idris Abdulaziz, who fled into exile amid a protracted political feud with Governor Bala Muhammad, has returned home after the intervention of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Abdulaziz fled after security agents raided his Dutsen Tanshi residence in the Bauchi metropolis on 24 January to execute a search warrant.

Mr Abdulaziz had been having a running battle with Governor Muhammad whom he openly campaigned against. He supported Mr Muhammad's main opponent, Abubakar Sadiq of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 18 March 2023 election.

He left Bauchi State to flee alleged persecution, threat of arbitrary arrest and detention b...