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 […]

By Ochereome Nnanna You must have wondered why Nigeria, with all its endowments in human and natural resources, has failed as a national experiment. After doing the same thing for over 60 years and getting a result that draws you further and further away from your defined goal, what else is it but failure? Unless […]

By Dirisu Yakubu Foremost rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria,  HURIWA, has called on the Nigerian Army to protect its image from being drag in the mud given recent comments by popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on the fight against insurgency. HURIWA in a statement signed by its Executive Director, […]

ABUJA — Following the recent outburst of Sheik Ahmed Gumi that armed and murderous bandits were being killed by non Muslim soldiers and the outrage it elicited, the Nigerian Army has warned the Islamic cleric and his followers not to drag its image and reputation of one of the most reliable national institutions into disrepute.

By Emmanuel Aziken The Unity Advocacy Group (UAG) has alerted Nigerians of the dangers of having a military divided along religious and ethnic lines. UAG reaction follows recent statement credited to Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, where he accused non-Muslim soldiers of carrying out orchestrated killings in some communities and precipitating anger in the North. Sheikh Gumi […]

*Say bandits blocking vehicles bringing foodstuff from North to South out for war *Nothing should happen to Igboho – Oodua youths By Dayo Johnson and Dapo Akinrefon The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, yesterday, condemned the alleged attempted arrest of Yoruba rights activist, Mr   Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, in Ibadan, Oyo State  […]