Career
Ja'afar was born on February 12, 1960 in the town of Daura in Katsina State, Nigeria. They both preached in Maiduguri's Indimi Mosque, which was attended by the Deputy Governor of Borno. They are reported to have split some time in 2002-4.
Adam was shot dead at his mosque in the northern city of Kano in April 2007.