Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has known as on the Federal Authorities to right away halt all navy cooperation with the USA following reported US airstrikes.
Gumi warned that American involvement might worsen Nigeria’s safety challenges and undermine nationwide sovereignty.
Gumi made the decision in an announcement posted on his Fb web page on Friday.
He mentioned whereas Islam permits the struggle towards terrorism, such actions ought to solely be carried out by what he described as “clear arms,” arguing that the USA lacks the ethical authority to guide such efforts due to its international navy document.
In accordance with the cleric, Nigeria made a mistake by permitting overseas powers to play a task in its counterterrorism operations, insisting that “terrorists don’t actually struggle terrorists” and that such interventions usually lead to civilian casualties and hidden political motives.
Gumi warned that permitting Nigeria to develop into a theatre of warfare would appeal to anti-US forces into the nation, additional destabilising it.
He additionally cautioned that US involvement, notably underneath claims of defending Christians, might polarise the nation alongside spiritual strains.
The cleric additional argued that airstrikes alone can’t defeat terrorism, stressing that efficient counterterrorism requires sturdy floor operations, which he mentioned Nigeria has sufficient personnel to hold out if correctly organised.
“That is the error Nigeria has made. Terrorists don’t struggle terrorists in reality; they could solely kill harmless folks and have ulterior motives behind the drama of combating ‘terror’.
“As a precept, no nation ought to enable its land to be a theater of warfare. And no nation ought to enable its neighbors to be their enemies.
“If Nigeria desires navy help, China, Turkey, and Pakistan can do the job successfully,” a part of his assertion learn.