Adeyanju Mocks Gumi Over Khamenei’s Death, Slams Iran’s “Weak Airspace” After US–Israel Strikes

|By Chinwedu Nwani

Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has ridiculed controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, following the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, in a coordinated air assault on Tehran.

Khamenei, 86, was said to have died on Saturday during a joint airstrike allegedly carried out by the United States and Israel in what sources described as a large-scale military operation targeting strategic locations in the Iranian capital.

The development has since triggered sharp reactions across ideological and political lines.

Gumi, reacting to the incident, praised the late Iranian leader, describing him as “a lucky soul” who “died in jihad.” He declared that Khamenei died “in jihad against killers of innocent children and women in Gaza and elsewhere.”

The cleric further stated that the Iranian leader’s blood “will fuel the change in the ummah,” insisting that Khamenei stood firmly for justice and did not retreat into bunkers despite mounting tensions.

But Adeyanju fired back in a scathing post on X, openly mocking Gumi and others he labeled as sympathizers.

“Gumi and other terrorist sympathizers in Nigeria are crying, the demon of Iran is gone,” Adeyanju wrote.

He went further to question Iran’s military strength and air defense capacity, arguing that the country failed to repel the attack despite prior warnings.

“Iran makes too much noise for such a weak and defenseless country. Why is their airspace so weak like this? US announced it will attack Iran and still they couldn’t stop all these explosions,” he stated.

Adeyanju also queried the ease with which the alleged operation was executed.

“Why was it so easy for US and Israel to kill the demon of Iran? And why do Israel and US have easy access to Iranian airspace to be attacking them at will after all the noise Iran makes all the time?” he added.

The exchange underscores growing tensions and divided opinions within Nigeria over Middle East geopolitics, particularly as the Israel–Iran conflict continues to reverberate globally.