ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has criticised Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, over his reported position on Sharia and governance.
In a post shared on his Facebook page on Saturday, Gumi described Traore as too young and inexperienced to fully understand the complexities surrounding religion, society and global politics.
The cleric argued that Traore’s approach to governance could create opportunities for extremist groups to exploit public sentiment and recruit more supporters.
According to Gumi, leadership decisions require a deeper understanding of social and geopolitical realities, particularly in a country facing security challenges.
“Captain Ibrahim Traore, born 14 March 1988, with his anti-Shariah stance, at the age of 38, with nothing but military training on his resume, is too naive to understand even the complexity of the society he is ruling under the gun, let alone the dynamics of contemporary geopolitics,” Gumi said.
“He has given the extremists the weapon they need to conscript more foot soldiers against his secular regime,” he added.
The remarks come amid ongoing debates over religion, governance and the role of Sharia in West African countries, as Burkina Faso continues to confront a persistent jihadist insurgency.
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