A professor with the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB), Abubakar Mohammed El-Jummah, has died in Boko Haram captivity nearly one year after he was abducted by terrorists along the Damaturu–Biu Road.
The professor was reportedly kidnapped on March 2, 2025, while travelling along the notorious highway, a route long plagued by insurgent attacks and abductions in Nigeria’s North-East region.
According to his family, Prof El-Jummah died in the early hours of Wednesday, February 11, 2026, following a brief illness believed to have been triggered by the harsh conditions and prolonged hardship he endured during captivity.
He has since been buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
The family has announced that Salat al-Ghaib (funeral prayer in absentia) will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at the Ngomari Old Airport Juma’at Mosque, located behind his residence in Maiduguri, by 2pm.
