A viral photograph showing a high-ranking officer of the Nigerian Navy kneeling before controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has ignited a fierce national debate over military decorum and institutional integrity.
The officer, identified as Commodore A.M. Grema, was captured in full military uniform performing the submissive gesture during a courtesy visit to Gumi’s residence in Kaduna. While supporters of the officer defend the act as a traditional sign of respect for an elder and religious leader common in Northern Nigeria, critics have labeled it a “humiliation” of the Nigerian Armed Forces.