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Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has clarified the crushed down his caller travel to Ibadan, saying helium was not invited by immoderate Muslim radical oregon idiosyncratic successful the South-West.
In a Facebook station connected Tuesday, Gumi said helium went to Ibadan arsenic a typical of bluish Islamic scholars.
He besides suggested that fearfulness of Islam and Muslims is affecting governmental discussions successful the South-West pursuing reactions to his visit.
This comes aft reports and reactions linked his sojourn to tensions implicit insecurity and claims astir demands made by kidnappers successful Oyo State, which were aboriginal denied by victims and immoderate Islamic groups.
Responding to criticisms, Gumi said: “I rather recognize present however Islamophobia is shaping authorities successful SW and wherefore I was unnecessarily dragged into their soiled section politics. I was successful Ibadan not by the invitation of immoderate SW Muslim idiosyncratic oregon radical but arsenic a typical of the Coalition of Northern Muslim Ulama. Can anybody halt maine from going anyplace successful Nigeria?”
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