Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Wednesday suggested ways the Federal Government can resolve the challenge of banditry in the North.

Gumi said the Federal Government should adopt the non-kinetic approach in tackling banditry and insecurity in the Northern part of the country.

In an exclusive interview with DAILY POST, the cleric explained that the use of kinetic force was responsible for the current insecurity issue in the North.

He stressed that bandits feel, “everybody is against them,” hence they are vicious and aggressively fighting for survival.

According to Gumi: “Honestly speaking, there has to be a synergy of armed forces acting towards tackling insecurity. They should adopt the non-kinetic approach which should be about 80 percent because these people are ordinary Nigerians.

“Government should meet and dialogue with them because they are ready to listen. If the Government can apply the non-kinetic approach, it would have taken care of about 90 percent of the problem. So the 10 percent is where the kinetic comes into play.

“The use of kinetic force is what led to what we are having now. They think it’s an ethnic cleansing where everybody is against them, and they are fighting for survival, very vicious and aggressive.”

States like Niger, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina and Kaduna have witnessed the sting of banditry lately.

Several students and residents have been abducted and a few killed during their operations in these states.

Despite their abduction, the students have been released.

kennyify88:
Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad
Gumi, on Wednesday suggested ways the
Federal Government can resolve the
challenge of banditry in the North.
Gumi said the Federal Government should
adopt the non-kinetic approach in tackling
banditry and insecurity in the Northern part
of the country.
In an exclusive interview with DAILY POST,
the cleric explained that the use of kinetic
force was responsible for the current
insecurity issue in the North.
He stressed that bandits feel, “everybody is
against them,” hence they are vicious and
aggressively fighting for survival.
According to Gumi: “Honestly speaking,
there has to be a synergy of armed forces
acting towards tackling insecurity. They
should adopt the non-kinetic approach
which should be about 80 percent because
these people are ordinary Nigerians.
“Government should meet and dialogue
with them because they are ready to listen.
If the Government can apply the non-kinetic
approach, it would have taken care of about
90 percent of the problem. So the 10
percent is where the kinetic comes into play.
“The use of kinetic force is what led to what
we are having now. They think it’s an ethnic
cleansing where everybody is against them,
and they are fighting for survival, very
vicious and aggressive.”
States like Niger, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina and
Kaduna have witnessed the sting of banditry
lately.
Several students and residents have been
abducted and a few killed during their
operations in these states.
Despite their abduction, the students have
been released.

kennyify88:
Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad
Gumi, on Wednesday suggested ways the
Federal Government can resolve the
challenge of banditry in the North.
Gumi said the Federal Government should
adopt the non-kinetic approach in tackling
banditry and insecurity in the Northern part
of the country.
In an exclusive interview with DAILY POST,
the cleric explained that the use of kinetic
force was responsible for the current
insecurity issue in the North.
He stressed that bandits feel, “everybody is
against them,” hence they are vicious and
aggressively fighting for survival.
According to Gumi: “Honestly speaking,
there has to be a synergy of armed forces
acting towards tackling insecurity. They
should adopt the non-kinetic approach
which should be about 80 percent because
these people are ordinary Nigerians.
“Government should meet and dialogue
with them because they are ready to listen.
If the Government can apply the non-kinetic
approach, it would have taken care of about
90 percent of the problem. So the 10
percent is where the kinetic comes into play.
“The use of kinetic force is what led to what
we are having now. They think it’s an ethnic
cleansing where everybody is against them,
and they are fighting for survival, very
vicious and aggressive.”
States like Niger, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina and
Kaduna have witnessed the sting of banditry
lately.
Several students and residents have been
abducted and a few killed during their
operations in these states.
Despite their abduction, the students have
been released.

Whoube99:



Every sensible person in this world is against bandits and banditry except sheikh gumi a.k.a. "the terrorists ambassador"

optionalY09:
Eh eh, are we suppose to support them? At least the customs are already going in the bush to supply them with seized items from hardworking Nigerians. Which support is greater than government support.

When i heard the custom boss said they supplied bandit some bags of rise to save their own lives. These same customs will battle smugglers to the end to retrieve what is being smuggled. I thought i was dead, i quickly called my family to confirm if we have not been teleported to MARS

Funny enough we are still on planet Earth but believe me guys strange things are happening.

optionalY09:
Eh eh, are we suppose to support them? At least the customs are already going in the bush to supply them with seized items from hardworking Nigerians. Which support is greater than government support.

When i heard the custom boss said they supplied bandit some bags of rise to save their own lives. These same customs will battle smugglers to the end to retrieve what is being smuggled. I thought i was dead, i quickly called my family to confirm if we have not been teleported to MARS

Funny enough we are still on planet Earth but believe me guys strange things are happening.

kennyify88:


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