Arewa Youths Consultative Council (AYCC), Bauchi State chapter, has called on the state and the Federal Government to immortalise the late famous thief-catcher Ali Kwara.
State Chairman of the group Usama Ibrahim Aliyu made the call today Monday while speaking at a one year memorial talk on late Ali Kwara which took place at the Sule Katagum Multipurpose Hall, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare.
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He said late Ali Kwara offered noble contributions in arresting all forms of criminalities within and outside Nigeria.
Usama said “the deceased has contributed immensely in securing the state, country and Africa”.
He said Bauchi State government should immortalize him by naming Azare General Hospital after him, because late Ali kwara was the contractor that built the facility, with people still calling it Ali Kwara Hospital.
“We want the state fovernment to make it official as a sign of appreciation and honour to him for the meritorious services he rendered in the security sector of the country during his lifetime,” the chairman said.
He added that “Late Ali Kwara needs special prayer from all people in his honour and recognition of his contributions in protecting lives and properties of citizenry.”
In his opening remarks, Chairman of the occasion, former Secretary to the Government of thw Federation Alhaji Mahmood Yayale Ahmed said the gallant strategies of late Ali Kwara over the years earned him recognition not only in Nigeria but across the world.
Yayale described late Ali Kwara as “an international figure who contributed in securing people across the globe.”
In their separate remarks, Professor Muhammad Hamisu Muhammad and Dr Waziri Dogo Muhammad spoke on the life and legacies of late Ali Kwara, describing him as a brave man, a businessman, philanthropist, and an exemplary leader whose essential qualities are worthy of emulation.
Junior brother of late Ali Kwara, Ahmad Mohammed Kwara, and eldest son Muhammad Ali pledged to follow the footsteps of the late famous armed robbers hunter.
They thanked the organizers of the event for honoring late Ali kwara and prayed to Almighty Allah to reward them abundantly.
A magazine was launched at the occasion and the organizers pledged to use the money realized in helping the poor and the needy in line with the ideals of late Ali Kwara.
