In Nigeria, man accuses preacher Ahmad Gumi of abducting his wife
Nasiru Idris, a resident of Kaduna, Nigeria, said that Islamic preacher Ahmad Gumi has allegedly kept his Moroccan wife, Khadija Diab, separated from him for nearly 11 months. Diab denied her husband's accusations, while Gumi filed a defamation lawsuit against him, Premium Times Nigeria reports.
Nasiru Idris's account
Idris told RFI Hausa that he met Gumi together with his wife at a pharmacy on Isa-Kaita Road in Kaduna. According to him, marital problems began after the preacher advised him to obtain an additional marriage certificate at a local Sharia court.
Idris also said that Gumi later asked him to bring Diab to his home for a consultation. After that, according to the man, his wife stopped answering his phone calls.
Divorce lawsuit
In June 2025, Diab filed a petition for the dissolution of her marriage with the High Sharia Court on Daura Road in Kaduna through the non-profit human rights organization Women Aware of Rights Initiative. She cited alleged domestic violence, financial abuse, and inadequate maintenance.
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In court documents reviewed by Premium Times, Diab said that she left the marital home out of fear for her life and temporarily found shelter at the home of Gumi and his wife, who is also Moroccan. According to her, they were the only people she knew in Nigeria besides her husband.
Diab also claims that Idris took her international passport and failed to fulfill premarital promises to allow her to work and receive an education. She asks the court to dissolve the marriage, order her husband to return her passport and personal belongings, and allow her to return to Morocco.
Ahmad Gumi's position
Gumi rejected the abduction allegations. In a comment to Daily Trust, he said that Diab sought shelter with his family because of claims of domestic violence and later filed a lawsuit against her husband.
The preacher also said that Idris allegedly uses legal mechanisms and personal connections with judges to delay the divorce proceedings. Gumi stated that he, his son, and four other people were summoned to court in a criminal conspiracy case, but denied that their actions involved any crime.
