Sheikh ahmad gumi biography
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Sheikh Ahmad Gumi: The Nigerian cleric who negotiates with bandits
BBC Monitoring
A prominent Muslim cleric acting as a self-appointed middleman has emerged as a divisive figure in the kidnap-for-ransom crisis plaguing northern Nigeria, which has seen more than 800 students seized in recent months.
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a former army captain, was involved in Wednesday's release of 27 students abducted in March from a forestry college in Nigeria's Kaduna state.
Such is his influence that the parents of the freed students paid him a "thank you" visit where he assured that 16 other students abducted from Greenfield University in Kaduna state in April, would not be killed.
Their abductors, who had previously killed five of them and released one after a ransom was paid, had threatened to kill the remaining hostages if no ransom was paid at the expiration of a Wednesday deadline but the sheikh s
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Ahmad Abubakar Gumi
Islamic scholar
Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi | |
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| Born | (1960-10-01)1 October 1960 Kano State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Northern Nigeria |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Tafsir, and Tawhid, |
| Notable idea(s) | My Vote, My Pride in 2014 |
| Alma mater | Sardauna Memorial College (SMC), Ahmadu Bello University, Umm al-Qura University |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor Consultant, Islamic cleric, Teacher, and Mufassir |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Allegiance | Nigeria |
| Service / branch | Nigerian Army |
| Rank | Captain |
Ahmad Abubakar Gumi is an Islamic cleric, scholar and former military officer with the rank of captain in the Nigerian Army. He is the current Mufti and Mufassir at the Kaduna central mosque Sultan Bello.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Ahmad Gumi is the eldest son to late Shaykh Abubakar Gumi.[3] He was born in Kano state. He came f
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On Saturday fire gutted the private residence of the Kaduna based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi. It was gathered that the fire accident touched the roof of the one-storey building.
The cleric has since confirmed the incident, saying, “It was God’s will and the cause of the fire was unknown because there was no electricity supply when the incident happened.”
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Bloodline
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi is the eldest son of an Islamic scholar and the former Grand Khadi of the nordlig Region of Nigeria, Abubakar Mahmud Gumi.
He was born in October 1960 and he fryst vatten a Mufti and Mufassir at the Kaduna huvud Sultan Bello mosque.
Military Career
Ahmad Gumi attended Sardauna Memorial College (SMC) for his senior secondary education, and later, Ahmadu Bello University where he studied medicin. Upon graduation, the Islamic scholar moved to Saudi Arabia to further his Islamic education at the Umm al