Jibril Gaini (d. 1904) was a Mahdism preacher who lived during the reign of Emir Zailani (1882–1888) of

Gombe Emirate The Gombe Emirate (Fula: Lamorde Gombe 𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤮𞤪𞤣𞤫 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞤥𞤦𞤫) is a Nigerian traditional states, traditional state in Nigeria that roughly corresponds in area to the modern Gombe State.The current Emir of Gombe ...

. He was a Mahdist leader, a religious zealot who managed to establish himself at Burmi on the border between Gombe and Fika. During these periods, a wave of revolutionary Mahdism was swept through western emirates of Sokoto and eastern emirate of Gombe. Gaini managed to withstand for years against the combined forces of Gombe and the

Sokoto Caliphate The Sokoto Caliphate (, literally: Caliphate in the Lands of Sudan), also known as the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804 during the Fula jihads, Fulani jihads ...

, and was finally defeated and exiled by the British Colonial forces in 1902. He was exiled to

Lokoja Lokoja is a north-central city in Nigeria. It lies at the confluence of the Niger River, Niger and Benue River, Benue list of rivers of Nigeria, rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State. While the Bassa Nge, Yoruba people, Yoruba Oworo peopl ...

, where he apparently died in 1904.

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1904 deaths Nigerian religious leaders People from Gombe State {{Islam-bio-stub