Reported by: Agande Richard Aondofa | Edited by: Henry Owen
Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has criticized what he described as the “slave mentality and inferiority complex” of some prominent individuals from Southern Nigeria who expressed support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat of possible military action against Nigeria.
In a statement shared via his Facebook page on Thursday, titled “The Paradox of Some Christian ‘Intellectuals’”, the outspoken cleric said he was deeply disappointed by the reactions of certain figures who appeared to endorse Trump’s remarks, which he described as an assault on Nigeria’s sovereignty.
According to Gumi, such support for external interference reveals a lack of patriotism and a lingering colonial mindset among some elites in the South.
“I used to think that because of the disparity between the North and South in Western education, which though is narrowing, the South would be more patriotic, with no inferiority complex and slave mentality towards the West. Still, I was bitterly disappointed with some prominent recent reactions to Trump’s threats to our sovereignty,” he wrote.
Gumi argued that Nigeria’s recurring crises—including herders-farmers conflicts, indigenous versus settlers clashes, and communal hostilities—should not be reduced to religious tensions but rather seen as consequences of poverty, poor education, moral decay, and weak governance.
He described as “unpatriotic and obnoxious” any attempt to invite a foreign power, especially “a racist or supremacist,” to intervene in Nigeria’s internal matters under the guise of protecting Christians.
“Inviting a liar, a genocidal supporter, a racist, a supremacist, a colonist to interfere on the side of Christians specifically is unpatriotic, shameful, and obnoxious,” he said.
The cleric warned that such moves could further divide the country along religious and ethnic lines, adding that Islamophobia appeared to be the common motivation for those endorsing Trump’s threat.
“Nevertheless, most Christians are good Samaritans living peacefully with their Muslim countrymen,” Gumi added.
His statement comes amid widespread debate over Trump’s warning that the U.S. could take swift action against Nigeria if the government fails to address alleged human rights abuses.
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