Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has condemned the U.S. military bombing of terrorists in Sokoto on Christmas Day, describing it as a war against Islam. In a statement in response to the U.S. military strike against terrorists on Friday, Mr Gumi said, “The attacks are symbolic of a harbinger (of a) neo-Crusade war against Islam. Attack on Sokoto, where 90% are Muslim with no imminent danger of terror, while the real threat is in Maiduguri and on a Christmas Eve, with the claim of protecting against Christian genocide, says a lot.” The Muslim cleric, who has continually opposed military action against bandits and terrorists, said, “The U.S. involvement in Nigeria will attract the real anti-U.S. forces, making our land the theater of war. The USA’s involvement in Nigeria, citing coming to ‘protect Christians’, will ultimately polarise our nation and infringe on our sovereignty.” Berating the U.S. as a terrorist nation, Mr Gumi said terrorists should be killed only by “holy hands, not by ...