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Kaduna Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi says the recent rise in schoolchildren kidnappings is deliberately planned to promote what he called an “unpatriotic narration of Christian genocide.”
Reacting on his verified Facebook page, Gumi said the situation is affecting children of all faiths.
According to him, “The recent increase in spate of school children kidnappings are engineered to serve an unpatriotic narration of ‘Christian genocide’, and sadly for all, also Muslim children are kidnapped.”
He described Nigeria’s security crisis as worsening, adding, “Insecurity in Nigeria is a burning candle, it will burn out Allah’s willing.”
In other newss, Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has reaffirmed that he never dismissed the killings occurring across the state, clarifying that his comments were misinterpreted and stripped of context. He maintained that while the attacks are tragic, they carry no religious connotation.
The governor made the clarification in Makurdi over the weekend following a closed-door meeting with Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.
He stressed that the public must properly understand global terminologies such as “genocide” and apply them according to the United Nations’ established definition and historical usage.
According to him, the term is often used without regard for its origins or the conditions that qualify an event as genocide. Governor Alia noted that this misuse largely contributed to the controversy surrounding his earlier statements.
He further explained that his phrase describing the attackers “executing their plans religiously” was purely idiomatic, akin to the use of “judiciously,” and had no connection to religion. The governor expressed disappointment that many misconstrued the expression, sparking unnecessary confusion.
According to him: “I never denied that my people were killed. I remain very firm that we have bandits and terrorists who come fully organised to destroy, maim and kill.
“I have consistently, yes, religiously stated that their aim is land grabbing. This did not begin as anything religious.”
