You can’t frame your political opponents as financing terrorism just because of a misunderstanding – Sheik Gumi

Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has dismissed allegations suggesting that certain individuals are sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria.

In response to the Federal government’s identification of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved in terrorism financing, Sheikh Gumi, featured on Daily Trust X Space on Wednesday, emphasized that only the court of law possesses the authority to declare someone a terrorism financier.

“I think it’s high time the government took the bull by the horns, come together to see how to redirect these people (bandits)…

Now they are looking for N1 billion for these children (kidnap victims) to be released. They financed themselves by kidnapping. I think it’s rubbish to just frame your political opponents as financing terrorism.

“o Nigerian will put his money in terrorism, we’re beyond that. These people are financing themselves by taking our children for ransom.

So, how can we say some people are financing terrorism because there is a misunderstanding between them”.