Ja'afar Mahmud Adam

Ja'afar Mahmud Adam

Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
Born February 12, 1960
Died April 13, 2007
Region Nigeria
School Salafi[1]

Ja'afar Mahmud Adam (February 12, 1960 – April 13, 2007) was a Nigerian, Salafist Islamic scholar aligned with the Izala Society[2]

Teaching

Mohammed Yusuf, the founder of Boko Haram, is reported to have been trained by Adam, who called him the "leader of young people". They both preached in Maiduguri's Indimi Mosque, which was attended by the Deputy Governor of Borno. They are reported to have split some time in 2002-4.[3]

Adam's death

Adam was shot dead at his mosque in the northern city of Kano in April 2007.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Gérard L. F. Chouin, Religion and bodycount in the Boko Haram crisis: evidence from the Nigeria Watch database, p. 214. ISBN 978-90-5448-135-5
  2. ↑ Gérard L. F. Chouin, Religion and bodycount in the Boko Haram crisis: evidence from the Nigeria Watch database, p. 214. ISBN 978-90-5448-135-5
  3. ↑ US Embassy, Abuja (November 4, 2009). "Nigeria: Borno State Residents Not Yet Recovered From Boko Haram Violence". Wikileaks. Retrieved August 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ http://www.thesundaily.my/news/945944
  5. ↑ http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/93249/World/International/Boko-Haram-suspected-after-cleric-killed-in-Nigeri.aspx
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