Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, says bandits are
very shy people.
Gumi had said bandits are victims of cattle rustling and
extortion, adding that they deserve to be forgiven and compensated.
Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH, the cleric
described bandits as very shy people who are only interested in their cows.
He said should the federal government choose to grant them
amnesty, they would surrender their arms.
“These people (bandits) know how to organise themselves and
protect themselves and they have started attacking villages all around. Once
you touch one of them, the whole of them will come together to attack a
village. They mobilise themselves through the bush. So, it is not good to
attack them, honestly speaking,” Gumi said.
“The Hausa are suffering and they have therefore stopped
attacking the Fulani herdsmen. So, we should not attack them. We should just
pacify them and they are a very shy people. If you meet them, they are very
shy.
“When you offer them amnesty, they drop their weapons. Then
you go in, build schools for them, build hospitals for them, get them censored;
get them registered; then you can control (them).
“You can’t have access to them through the gun. Honestly,
they know the terrain in the bush more than our military. So, it is better to
negotiate with them.”
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, had said he does
not agree with Gumi on how to deal with bandits.
The governor said bandits will not be willing to give up
kidnapping, considering the huge amount of money they make from ransom.
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