Gumi also claimed that some security agents aided bandits by collecting bribe for them Following the outrage in the country over insecurity, popular controversial Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, on Thursday, insisted that some police and Army officers are aiding banditry in Nigeria. Gumi alleged that bandits wreaking havoc in the northern part of the … Read more
“Use the bad to fight the ugly, and use the good to fight the bad ones” An Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, says one of the ways the federal government can address frequent mass abductions of school pupils is to sponsor warring bandit groups. Gumi said some bandits are ready to put down their weapons … Read more
Sheikh Gumi has spoken about the abduction of 200 schoolchildren in Niger State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has spoken on the abduction of 200 Islamiyya schoolchildren in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Gumi, while speaking on Thursday, said the abductors of the schoolchildren were ready … Read more
“There are so many people who have been spewing hate against Mr. President, against this government” Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the actions of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are capable of destabilising the country. Speaking on Wednesday while addressing state house correspondents in Abuja, Lai said it’s … Read more
Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, has disclosed why bandits are yet to release the abducted students of Greenfield University who were kidnapped about two months ago in Kaduna State. Gumi made the disclosure while speaking with Channels Television on Sunday. Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, has disclosed why bandits are yet to release the abducted students of … Read more
“This is just simple logic. It does not require any rocket science. How can you play with lives?” Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, has revealed the steps and actions he will take should bandits kidnap any of his child. Speaking in an interview with BBC Pidgin on Friday, the cleric doubled down on his position … Read more
“We apologise to the esteemed Sheikh for any personal injury the statement might have caused him” Some parents of the kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state, has exonerated Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, from the ransom imbroglio that trail the abduction of the students. In March, bandits attacked the … Read more
Gumi had in February asked the federal government to grant blanket amnesty to the bandits. Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, has reacted to claims making the rounds that his purported negotiations with bandits for safe release of abducted students in Kaduna state is motivated by pecuniary gains. Ekohotblog had reported how, in March, bandits attacked … Read more
“If the FG refuses to act against Gumi it will raise questions about their commitment to fighting terror & stopping the terrorists” Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has questioned the involvement of renowned Islamic cleric, Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, in the purported negotiations with bandits for release of abducted Greenfield University Students in Kaduna. Fani Kayode … Read more
“To say you will not negotiate with them and also not take action against them, I cannot understand that.” Renowned Islamic Cleric, Sheik Gumi, has called on the Kaduna state government to pay the ransom demanded by bandits who abducted Greenfield University students. Recall that unspecified number of students were abducted on April 18 when … Read more
“The infiltration is already taking place” – Gumi Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, says those behind the abduction of students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, are Boko Haram insurgents and not bandit. Recall that unspecified number of students were abducted on April 18 when gunmen attacked the tertiary institution. Five of the students have been … Read more
“All his actions, one hundred percent, shows he is not a terrorist” Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, has defended the embattled Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, saying alleged espousal of terrorists creed by the minister is spurious. Pantami has been in the eye of the storm for couple of weeks now as … Read more
Federal government must be proactive The agenda of the meeting between Former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, has been disclosed. Recall that the former president met with the controversial cleric on Sunday at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state. The subject of the meeting is hinged on the state of the … Read more
Gumi has been meeting with various stakeholders as part of efforts to address the security challenge Ahmad Gumi, renowned Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, on Sunday met with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo’s spokesman, confirmed the meeting. “I am not there and the meeting is still going on,” Akinyemi said when … Read more
They will only surrender if rehabilitation is assured – Gumi Gumi said bandits should be given amnesty like Niger Delta militants. Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, has given condition under which the bandits terrorising some parts of the country will desist from their destructive acts and turn themselves in to the authority. Speaking on Wednesday … Read more
Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, has expressed dissatisfaction with the manner Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, is going about his engagements with bandits terrorising the north western part of the country. Gumi has become the self-appointed mediator between the bandits and government. He has called for dialogue with bandits, in spite of their sustained attacks … Read more
The federal government has said Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, is playing a pivotal in addressing the perennial security woes that ravage the country, especially the north. Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), disclosed this on Thursday during a state state house briefing on. Gumi who has been been interfacing between government and suspected bandits who … Read more
Renowned Kaduna based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, says his intervention in the security challenges ravaging the northern part of the country has proved effective in addressing the the situation. Gumi has been playing the role of mediator between the monstrous bandits and the government following fresh waves of attacks and abductions in north west. In … Read more
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has reacted to calls for his arrest and prosecution over his frequent meetings and interactions with bandits who are terrorising the north-west and north-east geopolitical zones of the country. Gumi has been playing the role of mediator between the monstrous bandits and the government following fresh waves of attacks … Read more
Dr. Gumi is an Islamic Scholar who is working to end Banditry in the northern part of the country by meeting bandits in their respective locations to broker peace talks with them. As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, Dr. Gumi said Christian soldiers are the ones killing bandits to cause crises in Nigeria. This comment … Read more