Islamic scholar and cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has lost his mother.
The cleric announced her death in a Facebook post, saying she died on Sunday evening.
Gumi wrote, “Inna lillahi WA inna ilaihi rajiun. Today at 5.30 pm, with a sad heart, I announce the death of my dear mother. Please seek for her Allah’s forgiveness and mercy.
“Her last words to me two weeks ago: lnsha Allah, Allah will put her and her children and grandchildren together in Jannah. These words were very comforting to me. Rahmatul lahi alaiha. Amin.”
She was buried at Sheikh Abubakar Mahmood Gumi’s residence in Unguwar Sarki, Kaduna.
The family’s residence has been besieged by sympathisers from within and outside the state capital.
Gumi recently criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its poor handling of the presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25.
