Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheik Gumi, has condemned the US strike on ISIS camps in North West Nigeria on Christmas night December 25.
In a post shared on his Facebook page, Gumi argued that annihilating terrorists should only be carried out by clean, holy hands, not by another “terrorist”like the US government whose hands are ‘’stained with the blood of hundreds of thousands of innocent children, women, and men”. He said China, Turkey or Pakistan are better options to seek for military assistance than the US.
He argued that sporadic airstrikes alone cannot eradicate terrorism. Instead, he stressed the need for a robust ground military presence to effectively combat the threat—a capability Nigeria already possesses if it commits seriously to the effort. He urged the Nigerian government to immediately suspend all military cooperation with the US in response to the recent US airstrikes in the northwest.
His post reads
”The Symbolism of the US strike!
Annihilating terrorists is an Islamic obligation. The Prophet – peace be upon him- wished he annihilated them. He said: “Should I live till they appear, I would kill them as the Killing of the nation of ‘Ad.” Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
This said, 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 just recently.
This is the mistake Nigeria has made. Terrorists don’t fight terrorists in truth; they may only kill innocent people and have ulterior motives behind the drama of fighting ‘terror’.
As a principle, no nation should allow its land to be a theater of war. And no nation should allow its neighbors to be their enemies.
If Nigeria wants military assistance, China, Turkey, and Pakistan can do the job effectively.
The US involvement in Nigeria will attract the real anti-US forces, making our land the theater of war. The USA’s involvement in Nigeria, citing coming to ‘protect Christians’, will ultimately polarize our nation and infringe on our sovereignty.
Nigeria should halt all military cooperation with the USA immediately because of its imperial tendencies worldwide and seek the help of those neutral countries mentioned. Nigerians are too educated to be played with. This is going to be a 2027 campaign discourse.
Meanwhile, dropping a few bombs here and there cannot tackle the menace of terror; they need serious military on the ground, which, if we are serious, we have enough men to do that. We call on all villages affected to upload videos and pictures of any casualties involved.
The attacks are symbolic of a harbinger neo-Crusade war against Islam. Attack on Sokoto, where 90% are Muslim with no imminent danger of terror, while the real threat is in Maiduguri and on a Christmas Eve, with the claim of protecting against Christian genocide, says a lot. We believe the terror is manufactured and sustained by the same people claiming to fight it.
A word is enough for the wise!”
