Sheik Ahmad Gumi, a renowned Islamic cleric, has condemned the list of ‘terrorist financiers’ released by the federal government on Tuesday.
The Nigerian government had through the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), uncovered 15 entities that have been financing terrorism operations in the country.
Top on the list according to reports was Gumi’s ally and Kaduna-based publisher, Tukur Mamu, who is currently being tried by the Federal Government for allegedly aiding the terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train in March 2022.
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However, reacting to the list on X Space on Wednesday, Gumi stated: “Who declares someone a terrorist financier? Is it the court of law or a security agency? Security agency has no right to declare anyone a terrorist financier.
“Mamu’s case is in court. Let’s wait to hear from the court. It’s wrong to resort to media trial. Let’s wait for the court to state whether he is a financier or not. I think if he is acquitted, he has a strong case to make on libel. The case is already in court, so why are they judging him on the pages of the newspaper? Once a case is in court, you allow the court to decide,” he said.
