By James Ogunnaike FORMER president Olusegun Obasanjo and prominent Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to rehabilitate bandits who are willing to surrender. The call was made after Gumi led a delegation to meet with Obasanjo in Abeokuta, in Ogun State. A source present at the meeting told Vanguard that the […]

By James Ogunnaike The Kaduna based popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Sunday had a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. A source present at the meeting told newsmen that the choice of Chief Obasanjo by Gumi was based on the fact that […]

Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has reiterated his stand that bandits be given amnesty so they can lay down their arms. Gumi said this on Wednesday at a virtual event organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies on insecurity in Nigeria. The cleric said he was not justifying banditry, but that the herders […]

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, yesterday flayed popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over his approach to the banditry situation in the country. He also said the security situation in the country has improved, compared to 2015, adding that kidnappers  from the Sahel region were attracted to Nigeria because of the resources available in the […]

…Says ‘I never visited bandits without govt officials’ Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has slammed those urging government to arrest him because of the meetings he holds with bandits, describing them as clowns. Gumi, who revealed, yesterday, that government officials also attend meetings with bandits, said he was not the first to hold dialogue with […]