A Kaduna businessman, Nasir Musa Idris, has filed multiple criminal complaints against Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi and six others, alleging wrongful detention of his Moroccan wife, theft of $20,000 and 6,000 Saudi Riyals, defamation, and forgery of court documents.
The complaints have been instituted before the Chief Magistrate Court in Barnawa, the Chief Magistrate Court in Kabala Doki, and the Sharia Court of Kaduna State, according to court documents seen by SaharaReporters.
At the Chief Magistrate Court, Kaduna Magisterial Division at Barnawa, an application dated April 28, 2026 names four defendants: Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, Amal Ahmad Gumi, Mahmud Ahmad Gumi and Mubarak Ahmad Gumi, citing alleged offences of "criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass, theft, enticement of a married women, defamation of character, injurious falsehood, and false statement in declaration" under the Kaduna State Penal Code Law 2017.
At the Sharia Court, Kaduna Judicial Division, a separate application, with case No. 026/2026, dated May 7, 2026 names six defendants, adding Umar Shahada (Sambo) and Abubakar Abdullahi Goron Namaye as the 5th and 6th defendants. They were described elsewhere as "associates and close collaborators of the 1st Defendant (Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi)."
