Renowned Islamic Scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has alleged that the bombing of villagers in Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of the state was intentional.
The Nigerian Army had said the incident was accidental and apologised to the community for an “operational error.”
The scholar, who spoke while delivering his weekly lecture at the Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna, questioned that if the first bomb dropped on the people was a mistake as claimed, what of the second bomb that targeted those evacuating the bodies 30 minutes after, as claimed by the villagers.
According to him, it was God who exposed some of the atrocities committed by the military in the forest, saying he had been calling on the people that innocent villagers were victims of the security bombardments in the forest, but nobody listened.
His words: “These people assembled in a place women and children were, and the drones have cameras, which means they saw the people, but they suspected they were children and wives of some people. I’m sure you would all have justified it if they got the families of those people.
“But they mistakenly targeted those who are not their target. For us, nobody should be a target of such bombings. This is because it’s wrong to kill women and children, including the elderly, and we are not in support of such, even if they are IPOB members.
“We will never support the killings of IPOB wives and children. It’s better to have face-to-face combat than bombing people. After all, nobody will even bomb IPOB. Those attacking Fulani settlements in Oyo, did you hear anybody dropping bombs on them?
“These bombs were made specifically to target some people, but God exposed them because He was not happy with the killings of innocent lives.
“We hope the victims died as martyrs. But nobody should tell me it was a mistake. No, it was intentional because the target was meant for other people. Whoever dropped the bomb should be brought out.
“The people claimed the first bomb killed some people and that 30 minutes later, the second bomb was dropped. If the first bomb was a mistake, should the second bomb be a mistake?”
Mr Gumi, do you know the number of villages that has been boombed in the South East and the thousands of innocent bloods already shed.
Though I’m still wondering what could have been the cause of the mistaken boombing!
Hope it is not the naemesis of the artroucious innocent bloods that the military has shed in the South East?
The shed blood of the innocent people will never cease crying out for justice in this triabally divided country, rulled by ethnic bigots .
The attract is very much regrettably! However, why couldn’t Gumi refered to the terrorists in the North-East and north-West but IBOP instead? The evils and atrocious acts of the terrorists in the North are practically incompatible with that of IBOP, yet Gumi prefers his people. This has further confirmed the established fact that Gumi is a core sponsor, apologist/sympathizer of terrorists in the North.
Ipob , Boko Haram, bandits are all a terror to Nigeria where the bomb let the Nigerians there take it
The SHEIKG has said nothing but the truth and only the truth. Allah will never let-go-free of people who committed and supported this astrocities
We’re supporting our society or I said humanity no once can called this as mistake BCS the airplane has a camera that they can recognize object clearly.
So we’re calling the federal government take the serious action on matter
Furthermore the federal government should take care of the people that got injury and to pay the ophans.
The deed has been done and like Present day Nigeria,impunity seems to be our last names.The ipob example as reiterated by Gumi is simply political as a people have a right to agitate for freedom if they feel short changed until they were proscribed by the former president Muhammadu buhari.
Nigeria is what it is presently because people just go unpunished for doing the wrong things.May the souls of the departed Rest In Peace
Just look at your wish against IPOB what have IPOB got to do with that miscalculating bombing idiot that’s how god will be paying you people with your evil motive against IPOB
Bad country with bad leaders and securities, am sure no action is going to be taking, it is deliberate, Allah is sufficient for us, always killing innocent in the name of mistake, no country mistakenly killing Innocents as Nigeria do in World.
Nnnnn g o sorry
Apc Muslim Muslim ticket make una enjoy know more complain
For peace to rain in this useless country, let the gov release our leader. M N K for us.
Our leaders a bad the wants to kill all the masses in north Nigeria
This country is a terrible place… This is a crime against humanity… How can a military jet that is equipped with surveillance cameras drop bomb on his own people in his own land… This is highly condemnable and totally unacceptable.
The IPOB as know it is not terrorists group but are freedom fighters fighting to break away from Nigeria as a result marginalization at the highest order. The bandits terrorists, Boko Haram, iswap and Fulani herdsmen jihadist all from north are terrorists known by the whole world
The ibo people own 99% of the banks operating in Nigeria but they more than any other Nigerian tribe are claiming being marginalized. Is nothing other than attempting to cause chaos in land which amounts to terrorism in its disguised way.
You are daft
Biafrans have left the zoo
Shut up and face reality. You politicize every aspect of governance. What had the bombing of Kaduna community got to do with IPOB.
Abeg, make all man face him wahala.
Go learn how to write in school please
Many lgbo villages have been bombed because lPOB and also many villages burnt also and body takes about it.Sheilk Gumi looking for opportunities to collect billions to terrorist and keep the balance.
Lagos State is busy demolishing Igbo houses no Gumi is complaining
Your imam is successfully brainwashing you.
Banks are private companies. Just like Hausa Fulani own 99 percent of the cattles
Muslim leaders please stop bringing confusion to Nigerians are you trying to tell muslims that they are haters of this country remember 16 March 2020 same incident happened in assembly of God church here in Kaduna is there no Christians among the people that has been killed or what also remember that we rejected the Muslim Muslim ticket in this country but you forced it to work and now you regretting it abi hmmmm then tell them to fight either with the army or the Christians. Let’s see if this country will be at peace
Some people are living on self effort while others are enjoying the collective wealth of the nation. Some get admission on score 2, while others on 145. Government establishments are in some places but are missing in some places. Some are treated as unwanted members of this nation and they desire to leave the nation.
Mumu how is owning a bank affect Nigeria or the appointment that isn’t given to the igbos or the lopsided development fool
Why are the owners of such number of banks in Nigeria asking for a referendum? It means they made the achievements against all attempts to stop them.
Hatred without information!
IGBO’S ascyou said, Own 99% of the banks in Nigeria are by their hard work not by the hatred of other tribes in Nigeria particularly Fulanis and Yourubas.
Nobody is waging Hausa or Yoruba to own a bank, its a free enterprise, but sit down and think, if there’s any official position in government Igbo man sits. Why not other tribe come and own banks let us the Igbo own government. You own a bank and other tribe will be controlling you.
Ok if Ipob or whatever name you gave them are freedom fighters are they not killing innocent people especially northerners in their domain in the name of freedom? Are they not destroying material things belongs to northerners such as Dangote belongings, BUA and other prominent businessmen in the north in onitsha and other places belongs to ipob domains? Is this lawful for them to do so or is also part and parcel of terrorism ?
U are right
God should intervene
Revisit your findings,the groups you considered from the north to be terroriest were NEVER terroriest.They were also freedom fighters
Wetin be the meaning of terrorist abeg? Should there be a selective way of handling them?
Nonsense talk
May God of Ipob kill you and your generation to come.
Igbo did this and did that just imagine since hawusa and yoroba have been rolling as president how the country looks like. For them to allow us to go since we are not among this nation is a problem because the know without we Igbos this country will go down
Haba Gumi , why using ipob as example in this issue instead of Boko Haram . Your aim is to introduce religion and tribalism into this sad development when it’s not necessary . God will judge you
You’re obviously sick in the head for saying that imbecilic and outrageous and malicious thing about the Igbos. See who’s talking. Ordinary small bomb, and u are all screaming foul. This is just Genesis, Revelation is still far. You guys think is ur Buhari era, of course not. Onye mgbi!
IPOB should neglect that master of bandits. Terrorist were killed simple. The truth is that, those killed were terrorist converging after sharing ransoms. They were terrorist.
OkereKalu
Talk about your Fulani herdsmen, Bandits and Boko Haram in the north, stop mentioning IPOB, because IPOB no be your mate.
Greetings. You count private investments from Igbo investors as benefits but forgot the history that gave each of them 20pounds. God is watching from distance.
IPOB is a not a terrorist group they fighting for freedom.
They say that how a man reacts to a situation can tell a lot about his character. Imagine poison was given to Ahmed and not obi, and a man reacts by saying poison was not given to obi.
While it is not clear if he sees the act of giving one poison as a bad thing, it is clear where he stands on segregation which on its own is a very dangerous way of thinking in Nigeria.
You have just said it all, I don’t know why gumi should even mention IPOB here. Bcuz all the innocent lives of IPOB members them and their security operatives have waisted due to hatred against the Igbos, The spirit of those innocent Men, women and children must not let Nigeria security operatives to have peace until justice is served…. meanwhile let the supreme court let MNK to go home bcuz he’s already a free Man since 13th October 2022…. That’s if they’ the supreme court is not in support of this insecurity in the south eastern Region.
Nelson okon
This is a man that danced with kidnappers and terrorists! At the hight of their killing spree, Gumi visited them and lent his secret support. In saner climes, such a character should have been under lock and key!
Nigeria is an expired country
Ipob are not terrorist but freedom fighters
It’s our leaders that are cursing all this happening, they don’t care about lives And another thing is that we all contribute to the country wahala no love no unity tribalism every where around the country showing concern only when my brother or sister been wounded or died, forgetting that we are all brothers and sisters they are fighting us and we are fighting ourself let’s work on ourselves first b4 talking bout this and this and that I pray for more love the ppl of this country more hope and understanding.
Gumi is a mad man for mentioning ipob,
What are the offenses of ipob that they should be bomb?
He and their terrorists should go and put them selves in order, what are their terrorists fighting for? Nothing.
In as much as we console the families of the dead,I crave your indulgence to choose your words diligently,how can you prove that the bombing was intentional?who calculated the interlude before the second bombing?we can’t just write off the Nigerian army because there was an accident,those guys are really doing a great job,the incident was a mistake, and they have accepted the error and are working strenuously to correct it, please and please Nigeria and the Kaduna people should forgive them,my condolences go to the bereaved families.
There are things that are not supposed to be heard in this country. The army should avoid a repeat of this ugly incidents. They should know the exact location of the enemies before bombing. I sympathize with Kaduna state at large and the family of the victims in particular. May God grant the souls of the departed eternal rest.
Now they are talking about IPOB, an lslamic preacher for that matter, what a waste.
God bless the Nigeria soldiers for doing the needful. More of it please
Well, Allah has destined the incident. As a good Muslim you have to accept the apology from the army and believe that is Allah’s wish. We need to pray for the victim. Ma almighty God grant all the victim Aljanna fidousi amen ! I also pray , this should should never happen again, amen .