Controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has claimed that unnamed security sources in Abuja informed him that his name was listed among individuals allegedly marked for elimination in connection with the Boko Haram insurgency.
Gumi made the allegation while addressing his congregation, saying he received an early-morning phone call from a source he declined to identify.
According to him, the caller said his name came up during a national security discussion.
“They called me from Abuja and said there was a security meeting,” Gumi said. “They told me my name has been marked, that I will be eliminated. And who are Boko Haram?”
The cleric claimed the caller warned that his name was among those allegedly targeted for assassination.
Gumi went on to blame the United States for the emergence of Boko Haram, accusing foreign powers of hypocrisy in their counterterrorism efforts.
“Even the Americans said they came to fight terrorists. So who are the terrorists? They are the ones,” he said.
He further alleged that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and social divisions were fueled by foreign-backed narratives, which he attributed to policies of US President Donald Trump.
According to him, these narratives falsely portray Christians as the sole victims of insecurity while deepening religious and social divisions in the country.
Gumi accused Nigerian political and religious leaders of retreating into silence instead of confronting the country’s challenges.
“Because of lies, you brought violence. But where are the leaders? Where are the scholars?” he asked. “Everyone has gone to hide in their corners.”
The cleric argued that no sovereign nation would accept external interference aimed at dividing its people along religious or social lines, warning that continued silence by leaders would worsen Nigeria’s crises.
“This situation is dragging the country down,” Gumi said.