EKO HOT BLOG reports that Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday, sought government’s permission to approach and have talks with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The Islamic cleric insisted that dialogue was the way to go, … Read more
Gumi has reacted after terrorists flaunted the newly redesigned naira notes. Balleri and his terrorist followers flaunted the newly redesigned naira notes in a video that has gone viral. The terrorist leader also claimed that he has bought new weapons with the new naira notes despite the scarcity in the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
APC Muslim-Muslim Ticket Fuss Is Unnecessary – Gumi EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was unnecessary because it has nothing to do with religion. He urged Nigerians to come together and do away with ethno-religious politics … Read more
Gumi Reacts To Mamu’s Arrest, Accuses DSS Of Terrorism EKO HOT BLOG reports that Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to either release Tukur Mamu or charge him to court. Citing the law, Gumi said anybody arrested over an alleged crime needs to be … Read more
2023: Gumi, Mamu Are Atiku’s Close Associates – Fani-Kayode Claims EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar of having ties with the detained terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu and his principal, Ahmad Gumi. Mamu, who is said to be … Read more
Nigeria Has A Weak Justice System – Gumi EKO HOT BLOG reports that controversial Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has criticised political leadership in Nigeria, saying the nation has a weak justice system. Gumi made the remark while speaking at a peace building symposium organised in Maiduguri as part of initiatives to reintegrate … Read more
Sheikh Gumi has reacted to a threat issued by the Federal Government to sanction the BBC and Trust TV, a subsidiary of Daily Trust newspapers, for allegedly glorifying banditry. EKO HOT BLOG reports that renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has condemned the Federal Government over its threat to sanction media outlets for their … Read more
Mamu claimed that before Kuje was attacked, he shared intelligence reports with authorities concerned but they allegedly failed to act The prison authorities said the assailants used explosives on the center’s fence and its main entrance to gain access to the facility EDITOR’S PICK Firm Announces Annual Tonnes Of Plastic Waste Generated In Lagos LASG … Read more
Gumi urged the Federal Government to pay more attention to Fulani herders because they are always aggrieved What I expect from the government is nothing less than what it did when the Niger Delta youths were vandalising the economy EDITOR’S PICK Party Delegates Furious After Discovering They Were Bribed With Fake Dollars APC Announces 18 … Read more
Gumi made the clarification while reacting to the killing of Deborah Samuel student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State Ths cleric called on other Islamic religious leaders to ensure reorientation of their students and followers… EDITOR’S PICK ‘You’re Not Fit For President’ – Nigerians React After Atiku Deletes Tweets Condemning Student’s Killing … Read more
Gumi said bandits were out to avenge the killing of their family members… EKO HOT BLOG reports that popular Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has disclosed that something made bandits start killing their victims. Gumi said bandits were out to avenge the killing of their family members by the military through airstrikes. Speaking at a … Read more
According Gumi, extrajudicial killings of Fulani is the major factor fueling banditry in the country EKO HOT BLOG reports that Islamic cleric and preacher, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said bandits are committing terrorism but they are not terrorists. Gumi said this in an interview he granted Daily Trust. He said calls for the government to … Read more
He urged the Federal government to educate and provide bandits with funds after granting them amnesty EKO HOT BLOG reports that controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has again his called for bandits and herdsmen to be granted amnesty. Gumi said bandits were ready to lay down their arms, hence the Federal Government should grant … Read more
The group insisted that bandits should not only be declared as terrorists, but also be given the treatment of terrorists EKO HOT BLOG reports that Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has told President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists, asking him to ignore the call for mercy by the controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad … Read more
She died after a brief illness at 44 Army Reference Hospital Kaduna Hajiya Aminatu Bintu, the widow of late Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, is dead, EKO HOT BLOG reports. Bintu is the mother of Brigadier General Abdulkadir Gumi and also stepmother to Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi. She died after a brief illness at 44 Army … Read more
…Gumi was seen standing by the signpost of a school in Modeke area of Igboho. The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has accused popular Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi of inciting violence following his visit to Igboho. Afenifere said Gumi’s visit to Igboho is an absurdity taken too far by Gumi. The organisation was reacting to a … Read more
Ahmad Gumi advised the Nigerian Army to stop attacking bandits, saying offensive operations won’t stabilise the country. Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a controversial Islamic cleric, has warned the Nigerian Army to stop attacking bandits in their hideouts. In an article he published following the offensive by the military against bandits and their hideouts in the north, … Read more
Gumi first emerged on the scene in February after he went on a so-called peace mission to a group of bandits in their forest hideout in Zamfara state A prominent Muslim cleric acting as a self-appointed middleman has emerged as a divisive figure in the kidnap-for-ransom crisis plaguing northern Nigeria, which has seen more than … Read more
Many parents of the kidnapped students of College of Forestry, Kaduna State, staged a protest in front of the National Assembly complex Their aim was to let the public know about the reluctance of the government to save their children from the hand of their abductors The mother of one of the students who was kidnapped at the college of … Read more
The Nigerian Army has warned Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a well-known Islamic scholar, and other “opinion merchants” to keep their words to themselves. The Nigerian Army has warned Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a well-known Islamic scholar, and other “opinion merchants” to keep their words to themselves. According to the Army, contrary to Gumi’s recent claims to bandits … Read more