Insecurity: Sheikh Gumi Fingers Military, Police In Bandits' Operations

While admitting that the bandits are committing all sorts of crimes, he also said that atrocities have been committed against them by various tribes across Nigeria, saying there is a tribal war going on in Nigeria and that government is not being neutral as it should be.“When you said these bandits are committing atrocities, yes, I agree they are committing crimes; they are killing people; they are kidnapping; they are raping; they are doing all sorts of atrocities.

According to him, “the situation we are in now is very bad and that is why we engage them in the North to see if we can quench the fire, but we are not in authority to say that we have the resources or mobility enough that we can move around the country but it is in the pipeline. “He has had two consecutive meetings with the Fulani leaders and I felt that meeting should continue and I found the chief very passionate about Nigeria. He is a peace seeker and also intelligent.”

Insisting on his call for amnesty for the bandits, Gumi said they are ready to surrender if the government will provide a means of livelihood for them. He dismissed the amnesty granted to bandits by Katsina State Governor Bello Masari, describing it “political amnesty” without any package. “The sweeping allegation peddled by the scholar is not only sad and unfortunate, but a calculated attempt to denigrate the Nigerian military and undermine the sacrifices of our patriotic troops who are working tirelessly to restore peace and stability across the country.

“Opinion leaders are enjoined to demonstrate patriotism in building the peace, rather than being agents of destabilisation, thereby aggravating the current security challenges facing the nation.

On the situation in Zamfara State, Matawalle said, “For now, for the past four days, no incidence had been recorded, but we are doing our best and the security agencies are also doing their best to make sure that they tackle all the challenges. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting on Tuesday night, he underscored the need for all Nigerians to come together and tackle criminalities in the country.

“President has always expressed sympathy to those innocent persons who are held hostage against their will by terror elements and he condemned the action of all terror groups – wherever they are, whether they are bandits, Boko Haram, or any group that is taking away the liberty and freedoms and, in fact, lives and livelihoods of others. He maintained the instruction he has always given to the security agencies – to give their maximum best in dealing with those criminal elements.

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