Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has told former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani that the December 25, 2025 airstrikes by the United States in Sokoto State was not an act of stupidity but a cover up using a Nigerian story of Christian genocide.
Gumi who was reacting to a post by Sani on his X account on Sunday where he quoted a report by New York Times report that the report of Christian genocide in Nigeria was sourced from one Emeka, an Onitsha-based screwdriver trader, accused the US of orchestrating the report to cover up the attack.
The report had described Emeka as an operator of a small NGO who falsely claimed to have documented “125 thousand Christian deaths” using “google searches” and in the post, Sani had said:
“It’s unfortunate and tragic to read the New York Times report that the claim of ‘Christian Genocide’ was sourced from one Emeka, an Onitcha based Screwdriver Trader and ‘operator of a small NGO’ who falsely claimed to have documented “125 thousand Christian deaths” using “google searches.”
“How such an unverified claim could tensed up the US lawmakers, President and the intelligence community,that led to an airstrikes is one of the most foolish and comical historical events in our lifetime. This is shameful.”
But while reacting to the post by Sani on a post on Facebook on Monday, Gumi disclosed that the US intelligence is not stupid, stressing that they know everything.
“US intelligence is not stupid. They know everything, but wanted a Nigerian cover for their interest.”
He noted that before the US carried out the airstrikes, they had gathered enough information to justify their action and could not have relied on the report by the said trader.
