Kaduna based popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmed Gumi, has
said that the students of Government Science College, Kagara and others
abducted in Niger State would soon be released.
The cleric gave the assurance after meeting with the bandits
in the forests between Tegina in Niger State and Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State,
The Nation reports.
A source quoted by the report, who was privy to the meeting,
said Sheikh Gumi had a meeting with the leader of the bandits and other top
commanders at the Dutsen Magaji forest.
The source also stated that a strong delegation from the
state government was also at the Dutsen Magaji forest to meet the bandits,
adding that they had a dialogue.
Sheikh Gumi met with the state
government on Thursday with a promise to do all that can be done to get the
abductees released.
Gumi has also been in the forefront of making a case for the
bandits, who he said are engaged in criminal activities because of the
injustice that has been done to them by the Nigerian nation. He has also
advocated that the bandits be granted amnesty and empowerment to enable them
lay down their arms and lead meaningful lives.
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