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Professor Abubakar Mohammed El-Jummah, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at Nigerian Army University in Borno State, died while in Boko Haram captivity after being abducted on March 3, 2025. He was taken along the Damaturu-Buni Yadi-Biu road and remained with the militants until his illness and subsequent death.

His family was informed of his passing on February 10, 2026. A funeral prayer in absentia was held on February 12, 2026, at Ngomari Old Airport Juma'at Mosque in Maiduguri.