“For 15 years, I have moved round the country while educating people about the dangers of terrorism. I have traveled to Katsina, Gombe, Borno, Kano states and Difa in Niger Republic to preach against terrorism.

“I have engaged those with Boko Haram ideologies in different places. I have been writing pamphlets in Hausa, English and Arabic. I have managed to bring back several young persons who have derailed from the right path.

“Some of the comments I made some years ago that are generating controversies now were based on my understanding of religious issues at the time, and I have changed several positions taken in the past based on new evidence and maturity.

“I was young when I made some of the comments; I was in university, some of the comments were made when I was a teenager. I started preaching when I was 13, many scholars and individuals did not understand some of international events and therefore took some positions based on their understanding, some have come to change their positions later.”

COFFINSELLER:


https://dailytrust.com/breaking-pantami-renounbreaking-pantami-renounces-controversial-comments-on-al-qaeda-talibances-controversial-comments-on-al-qaeda-taliban

Ammishaddai:
He now accepts he made those statements, so why can't he step down for the sake of honor

imiski:

So an inpidel would take oper!! Neper!!

Ammishaddai:
He now accepts he made those statements, so why can't he step down for the sake of honor

COFFINSELLER:


https://dailytrust.com/breaking-pantami-renounbreaking-pantami-renounces-controversial-comments-on-al-qaeda-talibances-controversial-comments-on-al-qaeda-taliban

lonecatt:
Pantami should have gone to lai Mohammed for tutorials instead of accepting.

baralatie:

If he denies the next set of information that will be released on the comments and ideologies that he stands for.
even you go swear for am.

lonecatt:
but seriously it is dangerous having such men leading in our political sphere .
Who knows how many of them are in this government.

baralatie:

they are plenty.

lonecatt:
No wonder there are killings everyday without regard for the sanctity of human lives.

Kingdemu:
I'm a northerner and I can confidently tell you and in all honesty that it is not just Pantami who is sympathetic to terrorist organizations like Taliban and Alqaeda. Prior to the emergence of Boko Haram, majority of northerners were often deluded as to believe that the activities of Taliban and Alqaeda were justified in Islam. Osama bn Laden was so popular after the 9/11 that a lot of people named their children after him.

Bauchi Radio Corporation was running a programme Duniya Ina Labari in which it updated people with the activities of Alqaeda, Taliban, and other terrorist organizations around the world. The programme was very popular. Sheikh Ahmad Sulaiman, the famous Buhari supporter who used to recite prayers for him in the campaign trails still has an audio praying for Taliban in Afghanistan, Alqaeda in Iraq and Al-shabab in Somalia. The truth is that it is the public anger against the humanitarian catastrophes Boko Haram have brought to the people that made many of such sympathizers flinch from publicly aligning with terrorist organizations.