Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has raised alarm over the potential for growing religious divisions in Nigeria following recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Speaking to News Central TV from 5:34, Gumi said that Trump’s claims suggesting Christians are facing genocide in Nigeria have heightened tensions and fostered mistrust between the country’s two main religious groups.
The cleric described the president’s comments as “false and mischievous” and warned that such foreign interference could aggravate existing sensitivities. He noted that many Nigerians are reacting to the issue more along religious lines than on the basis of facts.
As he said during the interview, “A lot of Christians, especially on social media, support Trump, so we are having polarization.”
Gumi also criticized the United States for misrepresenting Nigeria’s complex security challenges as a religious war. He emphasized that the violence in the Middle Belt is largely rooted in disputes over land between communities rather than faith. “These are clashes between two clans fighting over land,” he explained, noting that both Muslims and Christians have experienced losses.
Further, the cleric accused the U.S. of double standards, claiming that America has historically fueled instability in Africa by supporting armed groups under the pretext of counterterrorism. “They tell a lot of lies; this is how they did in Iraq and Libya. Now they want to divide Nigerians,” he asserted. View, More,
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