Resident of Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has been gutted by fire, it has emerged.
Although the cause of the inferno was yet to be determined, a source who sought for anonymity, told DAILY POST that the fire started at the section of his Islamiyya School.
According to the source;
We just saw smoke coming out from one of the classes. We immediately drew the attention of the people around and started fetching water to prevent the fire from reaching the other buildings.
In video footage shared on Sheikh Gumi’s Facebook page, firefighters and sympathisers were seen making efforts to extinguish the fire.
Gumi, in the clip, while granting interviews, said;
I thank God the fire was controlled and there were no casualties. Education will continue for the students whose accommodation was on fire. we will look for an alternative place for them.
Gumi is the current Mufti and Mufassir (Explainer of the Holy Quran) at Kaduna central mosque, Sultan Bello.
The Islamic cleric was criticised for appealing to the Federal government to negotiate with bandits terrorising the nation.
