Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has claimed that he received a warning from security sources in Abuja that his name was allegedly included on a list of individuals marked for elimination as members or associates of the Boko Haram insurgent group.
Gumi made the claim while speaking to his followers, saying he got an early-morning phone call from a source he chose not to identify. According to him, the caller said his name came up during a high-level security meeting.
“They called me from Abuja and said there was a security meeting where my name was mentioned,” Gumi told his congregation. “They said I have been marked for elimination.”
The cleric questioned the basis for such an allegation, asking who truly qualifies as a terrorist. He went further to accuse the United States of playing a role in the emergence and spread of Boko Haram, claiming foreign actions and policies contributed to Nigeria’s insecurity.
Gumi also alleged that misinformation and external influence had deepened Nigeria’s divisions, particularly along religious lines. He argued that narratives portraying only one group as victims of violence were deliberately designed to fuel suspicion and conflict among Nigerians.
According to him, political and religious leaders failed to respond decisively as the country drifted into crisis, choosing silence instead of dialogue and solutions.
“Because of lies, violence has taken over, but where are the leaders?” he asked. “Where are the scholars? Everyone has withdrawn into their corners.”
The cleric maintained that no independent nation should accept outside interference that promotes internal division, warning that such actions only weaken national unity.
He further accused the political elite of abandoning the people, saying Nigerians were left with hardship, oppression and denial of basic rights while meaningful leadership was absent.
Gumi concluded by warning that fear, silence and deepening divisions were steadily pulling the country backward, stressing that continued inaction by leaders and influencers would only worsen Nigeria’s challenges.
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