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Renowned Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi has urged Nigeria’s Federal Government to immediately suspend all military cooperation with the United States after reported US airstrikes targeting ISIS elements on Nigerian soil.
In a fiery Facebook statement, Gumi slammed US involvement as a threat to Nigeria’s sovereignty and national unity. He stressed that while Islam mandates combating terrorism, such efforts must come from “clean and holy hands”, not foreign powers with a track record of civilian bloodshed.
“Annihilating terrorists is an Islamic obligation,” he said, citing a prophetic tradition. “But it should only be carried out by clean, holy hands, not by another terrorist whose hands are stained with the blood of hundreds of thousands of innocent children, women and men.”
According to Gumi, Nigeria made a grave mistake by allowing foreign military involvement, arguing that “terrorists do not fight terrorists in truth,” but rather end up killing innocent people while pursuing hidden agendas.
He warned that no nation should permit its territory to become a theatre of war or allow foreign powers to turn its neighbours into enemies, adding that U.S. involvement would attract anti-American forces to Nigeria.
“The U.S. involvement in Nigeria will attract real anti-U.S. forces, making our land a theatre of war,” he said. “Coming under the pretext of ‘protecting Christians’ will polarise our nation and infringe on our sovereignty.”
Gumi suggested that if Nigeria required external military assistance, it should turn to what he described as neutral countries such as China, Turkey and Pakistan, which he said could provide effective support without geopolitical baggage.
He further alleged that the reported bombing in Sokoto State was symbolic and politically motivated, questioning why an area he claimed is predominantly Muslim and not an epicentre of terrorism was targeted, while areas such as Maiduguri remain major flashpoints.
“The attack on Sokoto, where over 90 per cent are Muslims, on Christmas Eve, with claims of protecting against Christian genocide, says a lot,” he said. “We believe the terror is manufactured and sustained by the same people claiming to fight it.”
Gumi contended that airstrikes alone wouldn’t solve Nigeria’s security woes, stressing the need for persistent ground campaigns to eradicate terrorism.
“Dropping bombs sporadically won’t eradicate the terror threat,” he declared. “It demands robust ground operations—and if we’re committed, we have the troops to make it happen.”
He urged strike-affected communities to record and publicize any civilian deaths, cautioning that the fallout could ignite a political firestorm before the 2027 elections.
Labeling the operations a “neo-Crusade against Islam,” Gumi wrapped up with a call for vigilance: “A word is enough for the wise.”
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