Sheikh Gumi Says Middle Belt Christians Bury Empty Coffins Claiming Genocide I
Maverick Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says that Christians in the Middle Belt of Nigeria have been “burying empty coffins” to falsely portray mass killings of adherents of the religion in a bid to promote “fake narrative” of genocide.
Maverick Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says that Christians in the Middle Belt of Nigeria have been “burying empty coffins” to falsely portray mass killings of adherents of the religion in a bid to promote “fake narrative” of genocide.
Gumi spoke in a post on his verified Facebook page while reacting to criticisms trailing his continued stay in Turkey.
The cleric, who has continued to grant press interviews from Turkey, dismissed insinuations that he fled Nigeria to escape potential U.S. attacks, adding that his trip had been scheduled before Trump’s rebranding of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC.
The United States of America, USA.had rebranded Nigeria as CPC following reports of massive killings of Christians by Islamic militants even as President, Donald Trump, had threatened possible U.S. military intervention.
The United States of America, USA.had rebranded Nigeria as CPC following reports of massive killings of Christians by Islamic militants even as President, Donald Trump, had threatened possible U.S. military intervention.
However, Gumi stated, “A doctor wrote me: Do you know that some Middle Belt Christian groups are now staging fake mass killings? They are burying empty coffins and recording the process as if real victims were killed, just to push the narrative of a Christian genocide.
"This is desperation at its peak. A disgrace. Manipulating information just to provoke hatred and international sympathy?
“I got my Turkish visa on October 16, 2025, and Trump’s irresponsible tweet lying about ‘Christian genocide’ in Nigeria was on the November 1, 2025. Yet, because of melancholy, they concoct lies and believe them. Trump has no power over us; it’s just your sick mind bowing down to him in worship.”
In another development, Gumi has also,
described the allegations of “Christian genocide” as a deliberate attempt to malign Islam over the enforcement of Sharia law in Nigeria.
“I got my Turkish visa on October 16, 2025, and Trump’s irresponsible tweet lying about ‘Christian genocide’ in Nigeria was on the November 1, 2025. Yet, because of melancholy, they concoct lies and believe them. Trump has no power over us; it’s just your sick mind bowing down to him in worship.”
In another development, Gumi has also,
described the allegations of “Christian genocide” as a deliberate attempt to malign Islam over the enforcement of Sharia law in Nigeria.
“After the fog has cleared. The alleged ‘Christian genocide’ in Nigeria is all about a well-drawn-out plan to attack the Shariah Law and Islamophobia,” he added.
He, therefore, urged on President Bola Tinubu to take diplomatic action against Trump for what he termed a “direct affront” on the country'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,” Gumi said, urging the Federal Government to summon the U.S. ambassador and demand an official retraction.
“President Tinubu should summon the US ambassador; they either retract their threats or we sever diplomatic ties with this irresponsible regime,” he added, urging
Nigeria to diversify its international alliances, as “the world is no longer unipolar,” even as the country “has friends elsewhere who respect our sovereignty.”
He, therefore, urged on President Bola Tinubu to take diplomatic action against Trump for what he termed a “direct affront” on the country'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,” Gumi said, urging the Federal Government to summon the U.S. ambassador and demand an official retraction.
“President Tinubu should summon the US ambassador; they either retract their threats or we sever diplomatic ties with this irresponsible regime,” he added, urging
Nigeria to diversify its international alliances, as “the world is no longer unipolar,” even as the country “has friends elsewhere who respect our sovereignty.”
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