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 parted some time between 2002 and 2004. He has on various occasions during public lectures warned about extreme adherence to jihad, and disagreed publicly with Mohammed Yusuf on the issue [3]
Adam's death
Adam was shot dead at his mosque in the northern city of Kano in April 2007.[4][5]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ US Embassy, Abuja (November 4, 2009). "Nigeria: Borno State Residents Not Yet Recovered From Boko Haram Violence". Wikileaks. Retrieved August 2014.
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- ^ http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/93249/World/International/Boko-Haram-suspected-after-cleric-killed-in-Nigeri.aspx