Short Biography: Sheikh Ja'afar Mahmud Adam (February 12, 1960 – April 13, 2007) was a Nigerian Salafist Islamic scholar and member of Nigeria's Jama'at al Izalat al bid'a wa iqamatus sunnah, a religio-political organisation based in Abuja. His teaching aimed at revolutionizing the socio-political and religious life of his people. He prophesied about the Boko-Harram insurgency. He
was shot dead at his mosque in the northern city of Kano in April 2007. (Sourse: Wikipedia)