Controversial Cleric, Sheikh Gumi's Mother Is Dead

 This was made known via the Facebook handle of the controversial Islamic cleric who had constantly called for amnesty for bandits.

 

The controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi's mother, Hajiya Aminatu Bintu, has passed away.

Bintu will be buried later today at Sheikh Abubakar Gumi's home at 4.30pm.

This was made known through the Facebook username of the controversial Islamic cleric who had consistently called for amnesty for bandits.

The deceased is the widow of Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, also an Islamic scholar and great Khadi of northern Nigeria (1962-1967).

Abubakar Gumi was a close associate of Ahmadu Bello, the prime minister of the northern region in the 1950s and 1960s, and became the Great Khadi in 1967.