By Ayodele Oni
Kaduna-based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has been deported by Saudi Arabia’s authority and stopped from performing the 2025 Hajj.
Sheikh Gumi confirmed this in a post made on Monday, via his Facebook page.
According to him, the Saudi government had granted him a visa to enter the country for Hajj, but he was not allowed to enter Medina to begin his religious duties.
“Due to some reasons related to my views on world politics, the authorities in Saudi Arabia do not want me to be present at Hajj, even though they have granted me a visa.
“I am grateful to the authorities in Nigeria who have pledged to engage with the Saudi authorities on this matter.”
Report added that Sheikh Gumi is part of a delegation of scholars sponsored by the Nigerian Hajj Commission (NAHCON) to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious services.
Gumi arrived in Medina with other clerics last Saturday at around 10:30pm on an Umza Air flight, but upon arrival at the city’s airport, Saudi immigration officials prevented the cleric from entering the country.
It was further revealed that Sheikh Gumi has now returned to Nigeria to continue his daily activities, especially teaching.
Saudi authority is yet to offer explanation about what led to the treatment of the Islamic teacher in such manner.
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