“Bombs Can’t Kill Them” — Gumi Blasts US Airstrikes, Says Bandits Are Too Smart and Mobile

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According to our reporter, Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has strongly criticised the recent United States airstrikes in Nigeria, arguing that bombing campaigns cannot defeat bandits and terrorists hiding in forests.

In an interview with Daily Trust, Gumi questioned the military value of the operation, describing it as an assault on Nigeria’s sovereignty with little strategic impact. He said mobile insurgents constantly move from place to place, making them nearly impossible to eliminate through aerial bombardment.

Gumi warned that such strikes mostly endanger civilians, stressing that bombs are often imprecise and cause more harm to innocent people than to criminals in the bush. He noted that terrorists do not operate from high-rise buildings, which airstrikes are designed to target.

While commending the federal government’s local security efforts like forest guards and state policing, he lamented that foreign military interference could undermine Nigeria’s own progress in tackling insecurity.