The outspoken Sheikh Ahmad Gumi escaped death at the hand of suicide bombers after failing to reach him on their motorcycle.

Two people carrying explosives on motorbikes were killed by their own bombs in Kaduna yesterday, witnesses said, suggesting that the bombers targeted Islamic scholar Ahmad Gumi who recently criticised attacks blamed on the Boko Haram sect.
Only the bomb carriers died in the incident which happened at about 3.35pm on the busy Ali Akilu Road.
Witnesses said the bike-bombers appeared to be heading towards the Sultan Bello Mosque where hundreds of Muslims were gathering for Sheikh Gumi’s Ramadan Tafsir which was due to start in less than 30 minutes.
They said Gumi uses the same road to go to the mosque for the preaching session, which has been holding daily from 4pm since the beginning of the Muslim fasting month that ends at the weekend.
People who attend the Tafsir sessions said Gumi had recently criticised Boko Haram-linked suicide bombings and shootings, describing such acts as sacrilegious.
“(The bombers) were heading for Sultan Bello Mosque but before they reached the roundabout, we heard a loud explosion and three of them died instantly,” said a witness, Kaduna polytechnic student Idris Mustapha.
“Two were riding one of bikes while another person who we believe was part of them, was driving behind them. Then there was a loud blast,” he said.

Source: http://labarai.com/sheikh-gumi-escapes-death-after-bombers-failed-to-reach-him/

Thnk God,next pls

Pls stop this propaganda how will they kill their sponsor

its even more plausible to say the target is a church than this wild speculation.

Hmmmm! Na wa o! They always escape and never get killed in the bomb explosion.

Some children will be happy here one this one sided forum, why can't u see we are fighting a War. If we appear united (Muslims + Xtians) in front of our common foe Boko Haram, will actually weaken them. Let's stop the blaming games, It Clear Boko Haram is fighting muslims as well. Wake up pple

[quote author=berem]Hmmmm! Na wa o! They always escape and never get killed in the bomb explo

do u want him dead, a true man of God will always escape attacks by the unbelievers. its u dat shld check urself...

Hehe, perhaps the Sheik forgot to give em their change after they dropped =N= 500 in the offering basket. If they like, they can wipe themselves out of existence, they have begun to turn against each other, na small small corruption dey enter.

denko: Pls stop this propaganda how will they kill their sponsor

YOU ARE VERY S.T.U.P.I.D FOR SAYING SO.

They will continue to kill themselves.

denko: Pls stop this propaganda how will they kill their sponsor

You are a fool. You just read wht was been said in the thread and you arrre objaceting the fact that they were heading towards killing the man after the man had critisized them. Can't we just be honest for once for christ sake. I hate all these religion sentiments and hypocrites we have here on nairaland. You are such a Pig

God hs promised he'd neva fail!! They dt sow thorns wld reap thistles!! They shall b confusion even amongst them, cos Jesus never fails!!

denko: Pls stop this propaganda how will they kill their sponsor

from what I could gather the sheik is the lone critic of the sect, that's why he was targeted.

Story! Story!! Storyyyyyyyy!!!

May they be dying in their numbers including their sponsors.

Who told u they were headed to sultan bello mosque? Is it the dead bh members? Pls. Stop this wild speculation.

Thank God u r save, may Allah continue to xpose them amin n 4 those Who said muslim always xcape bomb attack its Allah will, mayb u dnt believe in God u r fake xtians

okay

all good things in nigeria are done by muslims sheikh gumi,the bombers were about to do a good thing to sheikh gumi,die another day sheikh gumi

script play....mitshewww

And the propaganda and lies continue.quick question,y does the bomb always explode or get found before getting to its Muslim targets?

christ4mi: Some children will be happy here one this one sided forum, why can't u see we are fighting a War. If we appear united (Muslims + Xtians) in front of our common foe Boko Haram, will actually weaken them. Let's stop the blaming games, It Clear Boko Haram is fighting muslims as well. Wake up pple

Thank you jare, this same Gumi has publicly critiziced action of BH as unislamic, main reason is a target for them but for diring to speak against JTF action on innocents in the north also some myopics take for BH sponsor, are you going to blindly paint all Muslims BH, Even if they are your friends and have never hurt you?

Cheap propangada to make it look like allah is working. What intelligence was conducted to arrive at dis? The sheikh is a pathetic boko haram apologist and only God knows d actual bomb destination. Thank God it prematurely detonated and killed its carriers.

This is just propaganda. Too many questions begging for answers. Did the suicide bombers confess before dying? Is it only the sheikh that uses that road? How did we arrive at the conclusion that the Sheikh was the target?

Yeah Rite!!!
tshceeeww!!!

denko: Pls stop this propaganda how will they kill their sponsor

@denko. Do u know dat dis cleric is one of d greatest critics of this sect? How will u know when religion sentiment has becloud your sense of reasoning.

Na lie joor! They where heading to kill Christians

berem: Hmmmm! Na wa o! They always escape and never get killed in the bomb explosion.

You must be very disappointed. Sorry!

Okay naa

christ4mi: Some children will be happy here one this one sided forum, why can't u see we are fighting a War. If we appear united (Muslims + Xtians) in front of our common foe Boko Haram, will actually weaken them. Let's stop the blaming games, It Clear Boko Haram is fighting muslims as well. Wake up pple

Tell dem bro,sometimes I think Nairaland is now a front for people to take out their unbridled anger against a bunch of misled nitwits who are against the tenets of islam itself...Boko Haram members also kill muslims so what are they fighting for?people should look @ things critically,I mean what did u go to school for when u start thinking like an illiterate..but sadly dis is what nairaland is turning to,its a pity.for them to be attacting people in the holy month of ramadan,its clearly obvious its not a religious war buh more of a political shindig and unfortunately some folks here will not see it that way,oh well...its only God that can judge who is really worshipping him.
Those of us that are muslims and christains are the only ones that have problems in life because we let religion cloud our thinking,them atheists don't have any wahala...God will help us#nuff said#

christ4mi: Some children will be happy here one this one sided forum, why can't u see we are fighting a War. If we appear united (Muslims + Xtians) in front of our common foe Boko Haram, will actually weaken them. Let's stop the blaming games, It Clear Boko Haram is fighting muslims as well. Wake up pple

keep quiet, darkness and light can neva mix