Ahmad Sheikh Gumi, the Islamic cleric has declared that he will not contact bandits anymore or negotiate with them after they have been tagged terrorists.
According to a Report by Politics Nigeria, the Federal high Court in Abuja has on Friday Last week declared Bandits a terrorist organization as they continue to kill and ravage the life’s of northerners.
The verdict had strengthens the call on the federal government to declare bandits ravaging the North-western and the North-central regions of Nigeria as terrorists.
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mohammed Abubakar, had filled an Ex-parte application demanding the prohibition bandits in Nigeria.
While responding to the application Last week, Abubakar had informed the court that Muhammadu Buhari had approved the declaration of Bandits as terrorist organization.
In his ruling, the judge, Taiwo Taiwo, held that the activities of ‘Yan Bindiga’ (gunmen) and ‘Yan Ta’adda’ (terrorist) bandit groups constitute acts of terrorism.
While responding to the latest development Gumi revealed that he could not negotiate with bandits anymore as they have been declared as terrorists.
Gumi said to TVC News.
“We do not want to push the bandits beyond what they are presently doing because it can get worse. Why are you rushing to declare them terrorists when they are willing to negotiate?”
Speaking further, Gumi added,
“The remaining door of negotiating with them are the clerics, but the door is now closed. I will not contact them again because that would mean one is aiding terrorists.”
The video of the inview was seems to be missing by the Time we tried to reach it.
