‘Faux Information’ — Sheikh Gumi Reacts to Claims That US Focused Him in Nigeria

Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has dismissed claims that he was focused for elimination by the US throughout current airstrikes on terrorist positions in Sokoto State.

Gumi mentioned the stories have been primarily based on a misinterpretation of an outdated viral video during which he spoke about previous threats to his life, clarifying that his feedback have been in reference to the Boko Haram insurgency and never any current navy motion.

In a press release posted on his official Fb web page on Sunday, the cleric defined that Boko Haram members allegedly tried to assassinate him in 2012, stressing that the incident had no hyperlink to the current US airstrikes.

He added that his life isn’t presently underneath threat and that there is no such thing as a hazard to his security, opposite to claims circulating on social media.

In keeping with Gumi, he survived the sooner try on his life by the grace of God, noting that these behind the plot operated underneath the banner of Boko Haram.

“There may be pretend information going viral claiming that I mentioned I used to be focused by a US assault on Nigerian soil, or one thing related,” he wrote.

“I by no means made such a press release, nor did I ever think about such a chance. I’m comfortably at house with my household, with out concern, intimidation, or apprehension.

“I imagine the misinterpretation arose from a lecture I delivered in a mosque, the place I defined how, in August 2012, I used to be knowledgeable that Boko Haram had deliberate to remove me.

“The 2 people despatched to hold out the assault have been killed immediately when the bomb they have been carrying detonated of their arms close to my home.

“I due to this fact advise all media organisations that revealed the false report back to retract it publicly and challenge an apology,” he added.