Popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, says his comments that the Nigerian army is divided along religious line is misconstrued, noting that the media took his comment out of context. As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, Gumi said that the religious bias he alleged in the Nigerian Army took place between 2010 and 2015. Goodluck … Read more
Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, has warned Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, to refrain from holding brief for monstrous bandits that are terrorising the north. In recent times, bandits have wreaked havoc in the north, attacking villages and kidnapping schoolchildren. Ekohotblog reports that Gumi have been mediating between the government and the bandits. However, … Read more
Masari lamented that some bandits who accepted amnesty betrayed his government and became enemies of the state The Gov. said Gumi should focus on educating the marauding bandits on the importance and value of their own religion Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has blasted the popular Islamic Scholar Sheikh Abubakar Ahmad Gumi over his … Read more
Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, has again doubled down on his justification for granting of amnesty and soft landing to bandits terrorising the country. The controversial cleric this ttime around drew comparison between the bandits and coup plotters and those who killed millions of compatriots during the Nigerian civil war which was fought between 1967 … Read more
The North-east Elders for Peace and Development has warned Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, to refrain his making divisive comment capable undermining the Nigeria’s military. The elders said this in reaction to comment credited to Gumi where he m said non-Muslim soldiers carried out orchestrated killings of Muslim villages and Bandits, hence incuring their wrath. Gumi … Read more
Islamic scholar, Sheikh Gumi, says there’s a clandestine plot by non-Muslim soldiers to instigate chaos in the beleaguered northern states. The controversial cleric said part of sinister plot is to launch attacks on communities in troubled northern states, leading bandits to seek vengeance by killing innocent and hapless residents. Gumi earlier visited Zamfara villages to … Read more
Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, says herdsmen who are involved in kidnapping people should be compensated. Gumi has been agitating for amnesty for bandits, saying the bandits are themselves victims of cattle rustling who took to crime to defend themselves. Speaking when he featured on Africa Independent Television (AIT) on Tuesday, Gumi said the … Read more
Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, says bandits are reclusive and easy-going people who should be appeased instead of being attacked. Recall that Gumi, last week, said he met with some bandits in the forest of Zamfara. After the meeting, Gumi proposed that the bandits should be granted amnesty and their previous atrocities should be … Read more
Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, says bandits are pooling money made from ransom together to purchase anti-aircraft missiles to fend off any attack from security forces. Gumi had met with some suspected bandits in a forest in Zamfara state. After the meeting, he implored the federal government to forgive and compensate them, saying most … Read more
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says he does not believe dialogue and compensation will solve the issue of banditry in the country. El-Rufai was reacting to suggestion by Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, that the federal government should dialogue with bandits and other criminal elements in the country rather than wage war against … Read more