Sheikh Gumi Claims He Has Been Marked For Elimination After Being Labelled Boko Haram Figure

Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has alleged that he is facing a threat to his life after being described as a Boko Haram figure during what he said was a national security meeting.

The cleric said the information was quietly relayed to him by people he identified as security sources. He made the claim while addressing followers in a video that has since circulated widely on social media.

Gumi recounted receiving an early morning phone call from Abuja in which he was told his name was raised at a security meeting, with claims that he had been marked for elimination.

“They called me from Abuja and told me there was a security meeting. They said I have been marked, that I will be eliminated. And who are Boko Haram?”

He also questioned prevailing global narratives around terrorism, suggesting that powerful international actors bear responsibility for the emergence of extremist groups.

“Even Americans said they came to fight terrorists, so who are the terrorists? They are the ones.”