Nearly a year into his captivity by Boko Haram, Professor Abubakar Mohammed El-Jummah, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at the Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State, has died.
Boko Haram terrorists had abducted the university don along the Damaturu–Buni Yadi–Biu road March 3, 2025.
He remained in the hands of his captors until he fell ill and died.
In an X post on Thursday, a public analyst and friend of El-Jummah, @HAHayatu said Boko Haram buried the university don on Wednesday and informed his family.
It was learnt that a funeral prayer in absentia (Salatul Ga’ib) was held on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at about 2:00 p.m. at the Ngomari Old Airport Juma’at Mosque, near his residence in Maiduguri metropolis.
It was unclear whether ransom was demanded or paid for the university don.
