President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to live inpeace with one another for the progress of the country.

According to Buhari, Nigerians irrespective of their religious beliefs should live peacefully with one another and promote brotherliness and respect for each other.

The President who spoke through Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, at the thirty-second Maulud celebration of prominent Tijjaniya sect cleric, late Sheik Ibrahim Nyass, urged Muslims to continue to pray for the Nation and emulate the teaching of late Nyass.

In his remarks, a grandson of Nyass, Sheik Sharif Umar expressed happiness at the hundreds of thousands of faithfuls that turned out for the event, describing the turn out as unprecedented.

He stressed that Ibrahim Nyass lived an exemplary life and preached love among Muslim faithfuls.

Umar who urged the sect members to be law abiding and embrace peace, prayed for the success of the Nation and the good health of the president .

Abdullahi Aboki, a guest at the event said the late cleric was worth celebrating as he was an advocate of peace who encourages love between Muslims and other faiths.

“We are gathered here because of the love we have for Shehu Nyass; he was a lover of Allah and Prophet Muhammad”, he stated.

Sa’adu Tidibale, one of the sect followers, said he travelled from Sokoto to Kaduna to witness the event with his family, and described the event as memorable.

“The Sheik’s legacy of love cannot be forgotten,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Kaduna was virtually locked down by the multitudes of Tijjaniyya followers who thronged the city.

It was an opportunity for traders who lined up streets with their wares to make quick business.

The sect followers from Senegal, Niger, Ghana, Cameroon and the U.K also attended the Nyass maulud celebration.