Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has warned against the involvement of the United States in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, saying such a move could attract international terror groups into the country.
Gumi, in a Facebook post on Monday, said Nigeria’s
sovereignty “is a red line” and argued that the country’s military is capable
of handling insecurity if operations are carried out without “prejudices and
deception.”
The cleric dismissed claims that the military had been
prevented from confronting bandits and Boko Haram insurgents due to amnesty
initiatives, describing such allegations as “false and malicious.”
According to him, Boko Haram has remained active nearly 17
years after the extra-judicial killing of its founder, Mohammed Yusuf, in 2009.
Gumi stated that the failure of the kinetic approach in
tackling insecurity was linked to alleged excesses by security forces and the
killing of innocent civilians.
He further argued that involving the United States in
Nigeria’s security operations would expose the country to increased violence.
“The military can handle the situation if the rules of
engagement are free from prejudices and deception, both in the application of
force and finances.
“The involvement of the USA will only attract international
terror groups to the ‘new arena,’ exposing Nigeria to an unnecessary increase
in violence,” Gumi wrote.
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