Wednesday, February 25 2026 - Popular Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has defended the application of Shariah law in Nigeria, describing it as a legitimate right of Muslims and comparing it to what he says is the protection of Christian interests in the United States.
Gumi was reacting to reports that some United States
Congress members submitted a request to President Donald Trump calling for the
abolition of Shariah and blasphemy laws in Nigeria.
In a post shared on his verified social media page, the
cleric maintained that Muslims have the right to be governed by their religious
laws. “Shariah Law is the Muslims’ prerogative just as the US found it only
necessary to protect the Christians,” he wrote.
He also alleged that Muslims in Nigeria are victims of what
he described as “occult terror” imported into the country by hidden forces. “At
the same time, Muslims are more victims of this occult terror imported into the
country by hidden forces they very well know,” Gumi stated.
In a separate post, he questioned what he called a double
standard in global conversations about religion and governance. “It’s ok for US
evangelical Christians administration for Israel to live by biblical stories
yet Haram for Muslims to live by the Quranic injunctions,” he said.
Shariah law operates alongside conventional legal systems in
several northern Nigerian states, primarily in matters relating to personal and
family law for Muslims.
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