The cleric advised the government to summon the US ambassador to demand a retraction, warning that failure to do so should result in a diplomatic break.
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has slammed President Donald Trump over his threat of military action against Nigeria.
Reacting, Gumi urged President Bola Tinubu to take firm action against the US President Donald Trump.
Speaking via his verified Facebook page over the weekend, Gumi described Trump’s recent remarks about Nigeria as an insult to Nigeria’s sovereignty.
“For Trump to threaten a sovereign country with military attack is a profound disrespect to our authority, but we can rise above it,” he wrote.
The cleric advised the government to summon the US ambassador to demand a retraction, warning that failure to do so should result in a diplomatic break.
“President Tinubu should summon the US ambassador; they either retract their threats or we sever diplomatic ties with this irresponsible regime,” Gumi stated. He further urged Nigeria to seek alternative partners for its economic and military development. There are lots of other options for our economic expansion and military alliance, he said.
The US President on Friday, October 31 designated Nigeria as a ‘’Country of Particular Concern'' over the k!llings of Christians in some part of the country, He has threatened to invade Nigeria with US soldiers to protect the lives of Nigerians in the troubled part of the country.