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Controversial Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has declared that foreign involvement cannot be ruled out in terror attacks.
Gumi said Nigeria is on the radar of some Western countries for clandestine operations aimed at justifying external intervention.
He made the remark in a post on X while reacting to a Kaduna-based activist, Mahdi, who accused a former American envoy, Russell Hanks, of masterminding the bombing of a bookshop at Durbar Hotel in Kaduna in 1995, during the era of former Head of State Sani Abacha.
Gumi wrote: “Terror Attacks on Worshippers. Don’t rule out foreign involvement. We can vividly remember the American ex-envoy, Russell Hanks, who was accused by the Kaduna-based activist, Mahdi Shehu, of masterminding the bombing of a bookshop at Durbar Hotel, Kaduna, in 1995 during Abacha regime.
“He declined to comment on the matter to this date. Just another possibility. Nigeria being a country of concern by them, puts it on their radar for clandestine operations to prove the need for intervention.
“The aim is our sovereignty and wealth. Now their attention is focused on Venezuela. This is how they can use their embassies to evade censor.”
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have detonated an improvised explosive device, IED, at a Juma’at Mosque in Gamboru Ward, around the Customs area in the heart of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The incident occurred on Wednesday while Muslim worshippers were observing the Maghrib prayer.
At The time of filing this report, information on the incident remains sketchy.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Nahum Daso, could not confirm the blast but said he was on his way to the scene to assess the situation.
The suspected blast has already created fear among residents, especially within the Christian community preparing for the 2025 Christmas celebration.
