Bandits Planning To Acquire Anti-Aircraft Missiles, Attack Military – Sheikh Gumi

Islamic cleric, Sheik Abubakar Gumi, has said that bandits are intensifying attacks and kidnapping in parts of the country.

Gumi said the bandits are trying to raise money to acquire anti-aircraft missiles and attack the military.

The Islamic cleric, who recently visited forests in Zamfara State to discuss with the bandits, said his interaction with the bandits showed that they engage in kidnapping and collection of ransom to raise money to buy weapons.         

Gumi on his return from the forest called on the government to grant amnesty to the bandits so they could drop their weapons.

The cleric said these in an interview with Punch.

While explaining that the bandits were victims seeking justice, Gumi warned that it was important for the government to urgently meet with them before becoming religiously radicalised and uncontrollable like the Boko Haram insurgents.

The cleric said, “These people were the first victims of cattle rustling, who lost all their cattle to rustlers because then, the rustlers had the guns. When they lost their cattle, they joined (the rustlers) and started to kidnap people.

“In fact, most of the kidnappings, they (the bandits) are doing it to acquire weapons. They are now trying to buy missiles, anti-aircraft missiles. This is already developing into a full-blown insurgency, and we should stop that. And what we are afraid of is that if they become religiously radicalised, it will be tough to control. You see what Boko Haram has become.

“As I said, they are collecting ransoms to buy weapons. Look at the herdsmen in Oyo and southeastern states. They are not buying skyscrapers or riding Mercedes; they are still in the bush. They don’t want money. They want their cows, not money. They are doing that (kidnapping) to raise money to buy weapons to repel helicopters and aeroplanes and attack anybody that will attack them. You have to understand the psychology of these people. They are not like our governors that are stealing money. They don’t want money. For them, a cow is better than money.”

However, Gumi said he realised that the bandits had collaborators in the armed forces.

He said, “They have collaborators everywhere – in the armed forces, everywhere. One of them said, ‘Even this cattle rustling, we don’t have trailers to transport cattle to where they are slaughtered. We don’t have an abattoir.’ So, there are people who are (collaborating with them). Even the kidnapping of the people, they said, ‘We don’t know these people; it is the people in town that will tell us a certain person has money.”

But Gumi’s call for amnesty for bandits has been widely rejected and criticised across the country.

Among those who rejected the cleric’s amnesty proposal for the bandits were Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, and his Niger State counterpart, Sanni Bello.

http://saharareporters.com/2021/02/13/bandits-planning-acquire-anti-aircraft-missiles-attack-military-%E2%80%93-sheikh-gumi

Bandit spokesman

Foolery It's thier lifestyle, murdering and maiming, simple and short. And you call yourself a cleric. Smh

Blood-thirsty persons Apologist

Minister for information..bandits republic

To bomb North right?

All this are geared to collecting more money made from the sales of niger delta oil and giving it to northerners in the name of amnesty

Things are falling apart!

He even knows everything about the bandits. He knows what they have and what they don't have. He knows what they want to have. He should know their next target too.

Amnesty for?

How do u know ? You re one of them

fuckery

Buy weapons? Religiously radicalized? Attack the military?

Who is deceiving who? With the words of the governor of Bauchi state, it has become clear that the bandits are empowered and enslaved by their own leaders. The reason why northern leaders would siphon funds meant to stop insurgency and banditry, we do not know. How would they rule over their states with such magnitude of destruction? Some of them spend most of their time in Abuja where they can find some false peace.

They are already religiously radicalized. What is the man talking about? Someone says western education is evil. He drives that into the minds of his adherents and weaponise them to kill and destroy. Religion has always been used as the instrument of deceit by the leaders. The truth is that the so called little foetus they planted has grown into a monster that will consume them only.

It seems there is a systematic and deliberate effort to weaken the military. If that’s not so, how are bandits able to easily kill many military personnel and seize their equipment.

Thankfully once again with the Bauchi gov., we are beginning to see those behind the evil masquerade.

Nothing new! They have sponsors who help them to acquire arms.So to get heavy caliber weapons will not be a problem.After all they are doing Allah's work.

Yoruba people will support this amnesty becos of Presidency

With all this noise and killing in southwest.. Tinubu will gladly accept this as deal for President

Common occupy lekki Omenka have started vibrating and calling out his imaginary fears..

Use to think this man is from Benue.. but never sympathize with his people during agatu massacre and all killings in Benue

But see Omenka vibrating over lekki toll gate
And yet one Yoruba man open thread, based on revisionist to argue it was igbos that mock Benue

This people love to change narratives.. as if Benue people don already forget how Yoruba mocked the hell out of them

Even southern kaduna was not left by Yoruba people

Everything happened before our very eyes..or how they collectively abuse ijaw people and Niger deltA human

Nor they’re scared and looking for imaginary friends that will support their agenda

One said
Fulani and igbos are Yoruba enemies meaning they’re not even aware what awaits them

TINUBU MUST CONTEST FOR PRIMARIES NO EXCUSES
OSIBANJO MUST CONTEST NO EXCUSES

2023 NO BE BY YORUBA MOUTH ONLINE

YOU HEARD IT HERE

HAUSA FULANI MUST CONTINUE...

In every lie, u can xtract the truth from it.

Meanwhile, it is possible what he is talking about. Na so BH take start.

even this useless sheik is a terrorist. na dey use this useless senseless people play. they are all the same thing.

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November1857:
Bandits Planning To Acquire Anti-Aircraft Missiles, Attack Military – Sheikh Gumi

While explaining that the bandits were victims seeking justice, Gumi warned that it was important for the government to urgently meet with them before becoming religiously radicalised.

Islamic cleric, Sheik Abubakar Gumi, has said that bandits are intensifying attacks and kidnapping in parts of the country.

Gumi said the bandits are trying to raise money to acquire anti-aircraft missiles and attack the military.

The Islamic cleric, who recently visited forests in Zamfara State to discuss with the bandits, said his interaction with the bandits showed that they engage in kidnapping and collection of ransom to raise money to buy weapons.         

Gumi on his return from the forest called on the government to grant amnesty to the bandits so they could drop their weapons.

The cleric said these in an interview with Punch.

While explaining that the bandits were victims seeking justice, Gumi warned that it was important for the government to urgently meet with them before becoming religiously radicalised and uncontrollable like the Boko Haram insurgents.

The cleric said, “These people were the first victims of cattle rustling, who lost all their cattle to rustlers because then, the rustlers had the guns. When they lost their cattle, they joined (the rustlers) and started to kidnap people.

“In fact, most of the kidnappings, they (the bandits) are doing it to acquire weapons. They are now trying to buy missiles, anti-aircraft missiles. This is already developing into a full-blown insurgency, and we should stop that. And what we are afraid of is that if they become religiously radicalised, it will be tough to control. You see what Boko Haram has become.

“As I said, they are collecting ransoms to buy weapons. Look at the herdsmen in Oyo and southeastern states. They are not buying skyscrapers or riding Mercedes; they are still in the bush. They don’t want money. They want their cows, not money. They are doing that (kidnapping) to raise money to buy weapons to repel helicopters and aeroplanes and attack anybody that will attack them. You have to understand the psychology of these people. They are not like our governors that are stealing money. They don’t want money. For them, a cow is better than money.”

However, Gumi said he realised that the bandits had collaborators in the armed forces.

He said, “They have collaborators everywhere – in the armed forces, everywhere. One of them said, ‘Even this cattle rustling, we don’t have trailers to transport cattle to where they are slaughtered. We don’t have an abattoir.’ So, there are people who are (collaborating with them). Even the kidnapping of the people, they said, ‘We don’t know these people; it is the people in town that will tell us a certain person has money.”

But Gumi’s call for amnesty for bandits has been widely rejected and criticised across the country.

Among those who rejected the cleric’s amnesty proposal for the bandits were Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, and his Niger State counterpart, Sanni Bello.

http://saharareporters.com/2021/02/13/bandits-planning-acquire-anti-aircraft-missiles-attack-military-%E2%80%93-sheikh-gumi

The Fulani bandits should got that fast enough. After all, Bala Muhammad said Fulani bandits are entitled to carry any kind of weapon they so wish even if na nuclear bomb

The leader of religion of piss have spoken

inoki247:
Bandit spokesman

Oil dey ya head

See name lemme not talk

BusinessCity:
Foolery It's thier lifestyle, murdering and maiming, simple and short. And you call yourself a cleric. Smh

Blood-thirsty persons Apologist

I disagree on that. Before now we have these people in our midst, the question is when and how come things has changed this much?
There are element of facts in what the man is saying.
I have said it before and I keep saying it, there is no way a "local" elder in any of the northern States being terrorized will come out and say we don't know this people and I will believe.
It is granted to say you are scared of what they will do to you if you say you know them than to come out and say you don't know them. So I am not against his intervention move but I am more concerned about the sincerity and selflessness in the move.

This one has assumed Spokesman of bandits.

Keep interviewing them, granting them attention, calling on your Governor to listen to their vents, grant hem amnesty, it will soon red for you people.

You think there is anyone who is not fed up with Nigeria. So their own is to carry arms to vent their frustrations ?

Maybe God wants to use them to liberate Nigerians sef.

Mr. speakerman, thank you sir.

now, let's look at this matter seriously and of course, with humor.

If they're looking for money, their corrupt patrons and masters in power have stolen enough to afford a nuclear arsenal. They should demand justice first by judging their leaders. secondly, they should join hands and sell their cattle, buy weapons and face the government. After all, our military is a glorified cash cow. Thirdly, if their claim of injustice is true, they should leave those forests and find law courts or start a GoFundMe. Look, I can donate generously rather than being kidnapped and forced to donate to something.

Boko Haram started as a religious group gone haywire and look where we are. Now, imagine Forest dwellers going berserk

These so called Bandits are terrorists.

The government doesn't want to come out plain so they are sugarcoating it.
The earlier we break this entity called Nigeria, the better for us.

owk

Using monies from kidnappings and amnesty!

Nigeria is stylishly sliding to the den of Terrorism.

His he working with the DSS now.

some people will just wake up and say to themselves I want to become a terrorist .
wondered what's the gain of being sadistic..

How this man is free walking about and giving press conference amazes me.

While protesters are been arrested

He is supposed to be jailed