BREAKING: Saudi Arabia Deports Sheikh Gumi, Stops Him from Performing 2025 Hajj Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has been denied entry into Saudi Arabia to perform the 2025 Hajj and has been deported back to Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi, who was part of a delegation sponsored by the Nigerian Hajj Commission (NAHCON), revealed on his Facebook page that despite being granted a visa, he was barred from entering Medina to begin his religious obligations. “Due to some reasons related to my views on world politics, the authorities in Saudi Arabia do not want me to be present at Hajj even though they have granted me a visa,” he wrote. He appreciated the Nigerian authorities for promising to engage with the Saudi government over the issue. Gumi had arrived in Medina last Saturday night via an Umza Air flight, but was stopped by Saudi immigration officials and subsequently sent back to Nigeria, where he has resumed his teaching and daily activities.