MEMBERS of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, led by Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky yesterday responded to an open letter by another prominent Islamic leader in the north, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Gumi on the activities of the movement in Nigeria.
Specifically, El-Zakzaky said yesterday, in a statement issued by the Media aide to the Islamic Movement, Mallam Ibrahim Usman that an open letter by Gumi against the Islamic group was to present the members in bad light.
“I am not surprised with the content of an open letter written by Dr. Gumi, meant for His Eminence, Sheikh Ibraheem Yaqoub Zakzaky at this particular time (forget the sinister ‘My Brother’ tone and the crocodile tears of condolence). The choice of the time to write the letter gave Dr. Gumi away; he was all out to attack Sheikh Zakzaky and the Arba’een symbolic trek currently taking place across the country. We are used to his constant attacks on Sheikh Zakzaky and Shi’a.”
According to El-Zakzaky Movement: “this is not the first time Dr. Gumi is complaining that members of the Islamic Movement led by Sheikh Zakzaky are blocking public roads in the name of procession” noting that, “in 2009, Gumi registered the same complaint during his Tafsir in Sultan Bello Mosque.”
“He went ahead to call on the government to shoot those he called ‘Shi’ites’ blocking public roads. According to him, Allah has given the government the license to shoot them. And the government heeded to the call. A week after, armed combined security operatives shot two people during the Quds Day procession in Zaria. The series of machinations by the government against the Islamic Movement in Nigeria had always been with the tacit support of Dr. Gumi and his adherents.
“We believe that the letter was written with insidious intent to pave way for a greater onslaught on the Islamic Movement and Sheikh Zakzaky. It was also meant to incite Muslims against those he referred to as Shi’tes. The U.S. and Israel are now all out to assassinate Sheikh Zakzaky and unleash terrorist attacks on all public gatherings of the movement, especially the Arba’een symbolic trek. This is exactly what Dr. Gumi is doing through the letter. He is doing their dirty work.”http://ngrguardiannews.com/news/national-news/189898-el-zakzaky-tackles-gumi-over-doctrine

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