Nigeria, April 4 -- Idris Abdulaziz, a popular Bauchi Islamic cleric, is dead.

His centre, the Dutsen Tanshi Majlis, announced his demise in a statement posted on its Facebook page late Thursday.

The centre announced the funeral prayer of the cleric for Friday morning at the Games Village, Bauchi.

The cause of his death was not disclosed, but he was bedridden throughout the month of Ramadan while his students presided over lectures at the centre.

He was the founder of Dutsen Tanshi Majlis Bauchi - an Islamic centre known for propagation of Sunnah, situated in the Bauchi metropolis.

He frequently presided over lectures at the centre, which attract thousands of in-person listeners and live streamers across Hausa speaking Northern Niger...