Court Gives Police Two Weeks To Conclude Investigation In Sheikh Gumi–Albani Agege Alleged Forgery Case
Court Gives Police Two Weeks To Conclude Investigation In Sheikh Gumi–Albani Agege Alleged Forgery Case
The case, which concerns allegations of forgery and the use of allegedly falsified documents in a dispute involving Idris and his Moroccan wife, was heard on Monday, September 28, 2026.
The Magistrate Court sitting in Kabala Doki, Kaduna State, has granted the Kaduna State Police Command a final two-week extension to conclude its investigation and file a First Information Report (FIR) in a case involving Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, and businessman Nasir Musa Idris, popularly known as Albani Agege.
The case, which concerns allegations of forgery and the use of allegedly falsified documents in a dispute involving Idris and his Moroccan wife, was heard on Monday, September 28, 2026.
At the proceedings, the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) requested additional time to complete the investigation and submit the required documents to the court.
The request was granted with the consent of the complainant.
The court subsequently adjourned the matter to October 12, 2026, for further proceedings.
Counsel to Idris, however, urged the court to fix a definite date for the next mention of the case regardless of whether the police completed its investigation within the extended period.
The latest development followed an earlier directive by the Chief Magistrate Court, Kabala Doki, to the Kaduna State Police Command to investigate the complaint.
A letter dated June 22, 2026, from the Kaduna State Judiciary and obtained by SaharaReporters shows that the court had referred the case to the police pursuant to Section 103(5) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Kaduna State 2017.
The letter, addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Police Command, identified the matter as Case No. KMD/64DC/2026, between Nasir Musa Idris and Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi & 50 others.
The court directed the police to investigate the allegations and report its findings within two weeks.
The letter, signed by an ACR II, Registrar, stated: “I am directed by the Magistrate of the Chief Magistrate Court, Kabala Doki Kaduna to write and refer this case to your office for investigation pursuant to Section 103(5) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Kaduna State 2017.”
It further directed: “However, you are expected to report back your findings to the court within two (2) weeks from date.”
The court also forwarded a copy of the complaint to the police for necessary action.
Background to the Case
SaharaReporters had reported in July that Idris filed multiple criminal complaints against Gumi and other individuals over allegations including the detention of his Moroccan wife, theft of $20,000 and 6,000 Saudi Riyals, defamation and alleged forgery of court documents.
The complaints were filed before the Chief Magistrate Courts in Barnawa and Kabala Doki, as well as the Sharia Court of Kaduna State.
In the Kabala Doki case, Idris alleged that Gumi and others committed offences including criminal conspiracy, giving false information and making use of a false document with intent that it be believed to be genuine.
The complaint relates to a dispute surrounding Idris’s marriage to his Moroccan wife, Khadija Diab.
According to the complaint, Idris said he “lawfully contracted a valid Islamic marriage” with Diab, a Moroccan national, in October 2024 after completing what he described as the necessary legal and immigration formalities.
He said he subsequently brought her to Nigeria, where they lived together as husband and wife.
Idris alleged that he had only one prior introduction to Gumi because Gumi’s wife is also Moroccan and maintained that there was no other familial, marital or legal relationship between Gumi and his wife.
The complaint states: “Beyond this introduction, there exists no familial, marital, or legal relationship whatsoever between the Complainant’s wife and the 1st Defendant.”
Idris further alleged that on or about September 16, 2025, he received a telephone call through Gumi’s son, informing him that Gumi wanted his wife brought to his residence for counselling.
He said that, relying on Gumi’s religious standing and acting in good faith, he took his wife to the residence and was persuaded to leave her there.
According to the complaint, “the Defendants, acting in concert, wrongfully restrained and exerted undue influence over the Complainant’s wife, preventing her from returning to her matrimonial home and denying the Complainant access to her.”
Idris also alleged that efforts to retrieve his wife were met with demands for a vehicle, financial benefits and permission for her to work.
The complaint further alleges that his wife’s continued stay at the residence interfered with his marital relationship.
Alleged Theft, Defamation
Idris also accused some of the defendants of unlawfully entering his residence on or about September 19, 2025, and removing personal belongings, including a travelling bag containing $20,000 and 6,000 Saudi Riyals.
The complaint states that the 2nd Defendant allegedly acted on the instructions of the 1st Defendant and entered the residence with unidentified persons.
It alleges that the items were removed “without any lawful justification.”
Idris also accused Gumi of making and circulating statements that he described as false and malicious, alleging immoral and unnatural conduct against him.
According to the complaint, “These statements are entirely false and have exposed the Complainant to public ridicule, reputational harm, and restriction in his freedom of movement.”
Alleged Forged Marriage Document
A central part of the case before the Kabala Doki court concerns a marriage-related document allegedly issued by the Sharia Court in Malali, Kaduna.
Idris alleged that Gumi presented himself as the lawful guardian, or Wali, of his wife before the court and supplied information that he considered false and misleading.
He alleged that a marriage-related certificate or document was subsequently issued, with Gumi endorsing and signing it in a capacity Idris claimed he did not lawfully occupy.
According to the complaint, Idris later instituted proceedings before the Sharia Court challenging the validity of the document.
He alleged that “following proceedings before the said Court, the purported certificate/document was set aside and the said Court further ordered that the certificate should not be relied upon or used before any Court.”
Idris further alleged that despite the order, Gumi continued to rely on and present the document in other proceedings.
The complainant’s allegations have not been established by the court as facts, and the police investigation remains ongoing.
The complaints filed by Idris accuse the defendants of various offences, including criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass, theft, enticement of a married woman, defamation of character, injurious falsehood and false statement in declaration.
The Kabala Doki complaint separately alleges criminal conspiracy, giving false information and making use of a false document with intent that it be believed to be genuine, citing Sections 59 and 345 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law 2017.
The Sharia Court complaint also alleges wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement, criminal trespass and procuration of a woman.
Idris’s lawyers had also sought a warrant of arrest, arguing that service of summons could be impracticable and might be evaded, potentially frustrating the course of justice.
However, the current proceedings are focused on the police investigation and the filing of the appropriate report before the court.
Speaking to journalists after Monday’s proceedings, Idris said no one was above the law and that he remained committed to pursuing legal channels to seek justice while awaiting the conclusion of the police investigation.
The matter has now been adjourned to October 12, 2026, when the police are expected to report back to the court.
