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Adesanya-Davies Calls for Arrest, Investigation of Sheikh Gumi Over Alleged Inflammatory Statements

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

Former presidential candidate and peace advocate, Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to investigate and, if necessary, arrest Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi over what she described as “dangerous and controversial utterances” allegedly capable of

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Gumi: I’ll Support IPOB, Boko Haram If They Embrace Peaceful Dialogue

Daily Dispatch March 10, 2026

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has said he would be willing to support armed groups such as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Boko Haram insurgents if they are prepared to renounce violence and embrace dialogue with the Nigerian government. Speaking during a recent interview, the cleric said peaceful negotiations remain one of the […]

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I’ve been marked for elimination as Boko Haram figure — Sheikh Gumi

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has claimed that he was secretly informed by security sources that his name had been listed among individuals allegedly marked for elimination as Boko Haram figures. Gumi made the claim while addressing his congregation in a trending video, saying he received an early-morning phone call from an unnamed source […]

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Adesanya-Davies calls for arrest of Sheikh Gumi over statements on U.S.–Nigeria military cooperation

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

A public affairs commentator and rights advocate, Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has called on the Federal Government to arrest and investigate Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over recent comments she described as threatening Nigeria’s national security and sovereignty. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, Adesanya-Davies condemned Sheikh Gumi’s reported warning

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US airstrikes will turn Nigeria into a war zone — Sheikh Gumi warns

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has reacted strongly to recent United States airstrikes targeting terrorists in Nigeria’s North West, cautioning that the move could have dangerous consequences for the country. In a Facebook post shared on Friday, December 26, 2025, Gumi warned that direct involvement of the US military would draw global anti-American forces into […]

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Kidnapping children lesser evil than killing soldiers — Gumi

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

Islamic cleric Sheikh Gumi has described the kidnapping of schoolchildren as a “lesser evil” compared to killing soldiers, insisting that Nigeria must negotiate with bandits to prevent greater bloodshed. Speaking in an interview with the BBC shared on Tuesday, Gumi said that while the abduction of minors is “evil,” it remains less grievous than murder […]