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.
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
nairalandankrah: Usman is former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
In this interview with VINCENT KALU, he said that for the country to have peace, the federal government should give amnesty to the Fulani bandits the same way it was granted to Niger Delta militants.
The professor of Haematology-Oncology carpeted Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai for not supporting amnesty for the bandits. He scolded both Taraba and Benue governors for proposing citizens to be armed with AK- 47 rifles.
You were in the company of Sheikh Ahmed Gumi when he met with the bandits. The cleric is proposing an amnesty to be granted to them. In what ways has the government offended them that they picked arms against the state?
These children are growing up without any religion with the mixture of drugs, with the mixture of poverty and disenfranchisement. Why are we surprised at seeing what we are seeing?
I know them personally and We know and we are not denying that these people you call bandits are Fulani like myself; they are not from foreign Fulani as some people are saying. No, they are Fulani here.
we cannot and must not disown them because it is just like if you have a child, he has gone astray, you need to pull him close to you and try and preach to him in the hope that you reach his heart in order for him to change his way.
Gumi is asking for amnesty for them, what happens if it is given to them?
What is amnesty? If you catch me and kill me, then why should I hand over my gun? If they are given amnesty, they will give them their guns. They will be provided with what you and your children have been provided with. Over the years, you have been provided with schools, you have been provided with clinics, and you have been provided security that makes you to go out and to come back and other basic amenities. They will never hand over their guns if you don’t give them amnesty. That is how they did in Niger Delta. Niger Delta militants would never have handed over their guns if they were never given amnesty. Who gave them amnesty? It was a president from Katsina, while previous presidents were killing them, polluting their environments, but he saw the injustice and gave them amnesty. Tompolo and the other guys were not killed; they handed over their guns. NDDC was created; they were given contracts to protect the pipelines.
I state categorically that El-Rufai is wrong.There are people I know from his state that have been kidnapped and are still in the kidnappers’ den. It is not the government that is paying for their freedom; it is families that are negotiating
You mentioned the amnesty given to the Niger Delta militants, these people picked up arms because of the environmental degradation that they have suffered over the years, what have these bandits suffered that made them to pick up arms?
You know the Fulani, what has any government done for them for the sixty years of this country, anything? Is it hospital, school, electricity, borehole? Nothing. They have never received their fair share in this country. Nobody is giving any excuse for these people. There is no reason for what they do. If you have disenfranchisement, people go into criminality; they are on drugs. All these drugs that come from the South – you remember cannabis intercepted in Edo State worth about N1.2 billion was headed North; the Codeine, the Tramadol are poisoning our kids. So, these Fulani kids are on drugs; they are out of control; about 99.9 percent of Fulani are grazing peacefully. Climate change has dried down the pastures, the cattle are dying and the kids are on drugs.
You said there is no government that has done anything for the Fulani, but sixty years after independence, the North has ruled for about 39 years, who then is to be blamed?
It is not a question of blame game. It was Yar’Adua that sat down and listened to the legitimate concern of the people. He sat down and negotiated with them; why didn’t they kill Tompolo and those people that were carrying machine guns and kidnapping people and bursting pipelines. we are leaders in our communities and that is why we are doing this; we need peace in our land and they are our children.
All Igbo leaders must sit down with IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu to bring peace in the Southeast, and all leaders in the Southwest must sit down and talk to clowns and idiots like Igboho to bring peace in their area.
As the insecurity escalates, Taraba State governor, Ishaku and his Benue counterpart, Ortom, last week, proposed that every Nigerian should be allowed to carry AK-47 riffle like the herdsmen to defend themselves. What is your view on this?
They are irresponsible governors.
When we went to the RUGA where you have these people fully armed in their military uniforms, it is scary. What we saw was a battalion. You see children about 13 years old carrying all-purpose machine guns, Rocket Propelled Grenades, AK- 47; the average age is 17. A thousand of them surrounding us in the forest, we didn’t know where we were. The leader is young, in his late 20s. How are you going to fight them? They listened when Gumi admonished them against what they are doing. They surrounded us and were smoking marijuana but the moment they started reciting the Quran, I was watching them, they started dropping the marijuana. By the time we were leaving, it was 10 pm and they gave us 30 motorcycles; each of the motorcycles with two passengers armed with AK-47 to show us the way.
Who arranged the meeting between the Gumi team and the bandits?
I don’t know; there are Fulani all over. Their leaders are from Bauchi, Nasarawa.
In an interview with BBC, Prof Wole Soyinka accused the president of being complicit in all insecurity and herdsmen issues. According to him, the president has never called for the arrest of these herdsmen wielding AK-47 and other assault rifles, what do you say to this?
I want Wole Soyinka and all Southwest leaders to know that this government is as much led by Fulani as Yoruba. The number two man is a Yoruba and the number four in the country is also a Yoruba man.
During EndSARS crisis, were illegality and criminality not committed at that time; were policemen not lynched, were government properties burnt, was the palace of Oba not ransacked; were hospitals not burnt; were people not killed, did I hear the voice of any Southwest leader, did I hear the voice of Prof Wole Soyinka asking for the arrest of these insurrectionists as we see in the United States? I haven’t heard anybody from the Southeast asking for the proscription of IPOB, only Governor Wike.
I think this prof. title ship should be abolish. The title has been so bastardized so much so that, any stupid fellow with cow brain with arrangee prof title will be spewing gibberish.
So this is it. A Fulani IGP can license AK-47 rifles to Fulani herders for self-defense, but if a southern is in possession of a den gun, their own will be tagged illegal possession of fire arms. I hail una Fulani police force
Soyinka is lying because even his own son debunked the news of the alleged attack and said it was fake news. He insisted that, there was no such attack
Gemid94: Former Minister of Aviation, Olufemi Fani-Kayode has denied rumours doing rounds that he left Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to join the All Progressive Congress, APC, saying he's still a bonafide member of the oppossition.
Recall that media reports suggested that the former aviation minister had defected to the ruling party after photos of him and the chairman of the APC reconciliatory committee, Mai Buni and Governor Yahaya Bello in a meeting surfaced.
Reacting, Fani-Kayode took to his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday to debunk the news of his alleged defection to the ruling party.
ExAngel007: Olaokun, son of Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says herders did not attack his father’s house in Ogun state.
In a statement on Wednesday, Olaokun was reacting to a viral video on social media, in which it was alleged that the Nobel laureate’s house was attacked by herders on Tuesday.
In the video, a voice who claimed to work for a media house, said some herders attacked Soyinka’s house and threatened to kill him.
According to the narrator in the video, the herders were arrested and remanded at a police station in the state.
Olaokun, however, stated that his father was not attacked, and there was no violence, although the herders trespassed into his land.
“To repeat, I have confirmed that while cows did stray onto his land yesterday, there has been no attack, no violence and no attempt to enter the house,” Olaokun said.
“Kindly debunk this information where you can. We do not need confusion added to the already tense situation in the country.”
There has been rising tension in the south-west over the activities of herders in the region, as some herders have been accused of masterminding abductions and killings in some communities.
Which one come be fake news again here You admitted that herders cows actually did stray to your father's land so who is lying here No come be like ya papa in double speaking ooh!
[quote author=Lindabanks post=98872919]Life is not balanced at all, and it's not everyone who laughs, dine, or even lives with you wish the best for you, just as in this case of the housemaid busted recently in a very bad act.
A Business Woman whose name is yet to be identified hired a Housemaid to help prepare food in the house and also do the house chores.
According to reports, the same housemaid has been working for her Madam for like 2years now.
It’s very unfortunate she has left tongues wagging after she was busted doing the unthinkable.
The ‘Trusted” housemaid was caught by her Madam after she attempted to prepare food using her urine.
In the video, you can see the furious madam question the housemaid both in English language and the local Ghanaian language.
The guilty housemaid can be seen dumb a clear indication that she actually did the crime on purpose.
Who knows what would have happened assuming she succeeded in carrying out her plot, perhaps she was acting on instruction by a native doctor in a bid to cage her madam or even harm her.
The reason for her action could not be ascertained yet. but let's not be too quick to judge, what if the madam has been maltreating her and she just wanted to get back or should I say revenge?
Furthermore, since she has been working there for over 2 years, who know if that was the secret ingredient she added to make her food delicious?
We'll leave you guys to be the judge of that by expressing yours thought via the comment section.
Slimslimqq: I don't expect everyone to be civil imagine a sane human wants his/her nation to burn. do u have a loved one? I doubt it
Hypocrite like you. Abeg get lost Shebi u be Christian, so u no wan go heaven again, you wan live forever Why death come dey fear u like this Your hands are not clean I suppose Locate your problem okay, no be me be ya problem
we all know alot has been happening in d country for a while, from unemployment to banditry and insurgency, covid 19 to endsars protest which they have all claimed thousands of lives. and meanwhile alot are still been said about a second protest and the emergence of Yoruba activist Sunday igboho who is fighting for his people against the dreaded Fulani terrorist, a cause which the federal government is against.
now to my story, I am a seer and I can say my dreams(80%) come to pass, which my family, friends and church members are aware of my gift. if I have a dream and I cry till I wake up, there is 99.9% possibility that the dream will come to pass.
so yesterday, I slept and I hard this dreadful dream about our nation. there was a large gathering(looks like a protest) were both old, young, male and female were present with placards. even the president of nigeria was present with his placard(but it wasn't buhari, it was gambo who acted as president) then an opposing force(a whiteman) who didn't want gambo has president threatened to drop a bomb, everyone panicked and started running but some brave ones dared him because almost everyone had a gun on them, some with cutlass.
the whiteman then ordered his mercenaries to start shooting students instead in their schools, I was so scared because the first school they targeted was my son school, I ran so fast and hard to try to save my son, every parents did same, they started throwing bombs, killing a lot of people, I saw familiar faces die during the war, houses were burnt. I was running so fast to save my son, but I couldn't get to the school. then I got a call my son has reach home safely. but the war was still on in the street. a news spread that the president house has been taken over, all politicians have been killed, the president was trying to run away out of the country but his plane was blown and he died. there were few people left alive in d country, so much famine in the land. I was hiding in a cave away from my family. the streets was filled with dead bodies.
as I was trying to run and leave d cave, an old man saw me on d road, that I should run as fast as I could that I should tell the remaining people alive that the white man is planning more dangerous and bloody missions in 45minutes, that no one should leave their house. he gave a watch a so that I can check d time, I started running but I couldn't see anyone close, so I tried running to my house to tell my family but there was only 4 mins left, I started crying in d dream till I woke up to real life.
seriously, I realized I was crying in real life when I woke up, and that's d sign I get if my dream will come to pass. I was breathing so fast like everything happened real. the dream was so dreadful and bloodly than what I wrote down.
please let's pray to GOD to avert any danger coming into this nation. and also warn our beloved ones not to partake in any form of violent gathering, especially the new planned protest. I was also planning to join d protest before, but I won't try it after dis message that was revealed to me. am not forcing anyone to believe me, but I wish urge everyone to play safe.
pls spread this message and let's peace reign in our darling country. nobody wants war, for the sake of our loved ones.
lalasticlala rocktation farano
pls kindly move this message to front page, let's join hands in passing this message to the nation
Oga when you treat covid last I wish the country can start burning right away
compass22: NEWS Update: Any Bandit Arrested in Kaduna State, Will Be killed. Gov. El-Rufai!
Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has described ongoing peace moves initiated by renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, with some bandits operating in the North-West of Nigeria as a waste of time.
Governor El-Rufai posited that it will be difficult for bandits who were previously in the business of selling cows for N100, 000 to dump their arms because of the millions they rake in as ransom from kidnap victims.
The Governor, who made the assertion on Monday while speaking on BBC Hausa Service,said the northern region need to tackle insecurity and criminality headon and not negotiate with bandits.
Na mind game e dey play una so! Believe the dimwit, then you can believe the devil to be a saint. The same person who was once quoted to have said, he paid bandits so they could stop killing. Na 2023 presidential warmup talk im just talk so
Amnesty things loading @99.9%.... Each of those guns was submitted at what amount Una no go talk that one. Believe any of this government pipu at your perils, how we take dey sure say this guns are from the bandit's sef, this government pipu can arranged this guns before the cameras, bring in some almajiri's wearing kaftans making it look as though na dem been get the guns. Fear north in gun running business ooh!
Op ya head correct so I didn't see anybody holding a stick in the alleged American Taliban picture, compared to the bandit's own, where they were brandishing all sort of assault rifles while discussing with their business contractor, oh' sorry Mr sheikh Ahmad Gumi
This press statement by the government doesn't make any sense at all, because it is this same that have paying the herders huge sums of money for any of their cow killed by anybody in Abia State.
SilverNorGold: A friend of mine just informed me that some good samaritan Fulani Herdsmen just sent him 10 million naira for helping a stranded woman with bus fare. According to him, the herdsmen were so impressed with his noble act that they decided to surprise him with 10 million naira.
Congrats, bro Femi!
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The hatred some bigots on this Forum have for the great Fulani tribe no be here o... Envy everywhere!
Cow business is more lucrative than Crypto.. So if you think herdsmen are poor, then you should go for a medical checkup, my brother...
The problem with most of you is ignorance, hatred and bigotry. You need to get yourself informed. Herdsmen are millionaires because cow business is very lucrative. But what do you expect from lazy Nigerian youth?
God bless Nigeria!
AdolfAboki: 'few criminal herdsmen", not all.. Just like we have criminals in every tribe. Majority of the Fulanis are law-abiding people, generous and kind.
Steal your land? Lol, my brother, your hatred for the Fulanis will make you believe every nonsense!
God bless Nigeria.
No be only 10million, na million 10. If u stop lying will u die Anyway, anything femi na bizarre, I remember one femi adesina who can lie for Africa
SilverNorGold: A friend of mine just informed me that some good samaritan Fulani Herdsmen just sent him 10 million naira for helping a stranded woman with bus fare. According to him, the herdsmen were so impressed with his noble act that they decided to surprise him with 10 million naira.
Congrats, bro Femi!
MODIFIED
The hatred some bigots on this Forum have for the great Fulani tribe no be here o... Envy everywhere!
Cow business is more lucrative than Crypto.. So if you think herdsmen are poor, then you should go for a medical checkup, my brother...
The problem with most of you is ignorance, hatred and bigotry. You need to get yourself informed. Herdsmen are millionaires because cow business is very lucrative. But what do you expect from lazy Nigerian youth?
God bless Nigeria!
AdolfAboki: 'few criminal herdsmen", not all.. Just like we have criminals in every tribe. Majority of the Fulanis are law-abiding people, generous and kind.
Steal your land? Lol, my brother, your hatred for the Fulanis will make you believe every nonsense!
God bless Nigeria.
No be only 10million, na million 10. If u stop lying will u die
SoPaid: Mr.Sunday Adeyemo Igboho who is a popular Yoruba activist has come out to drop yet another bombshell about his ability to fight bokoharam singlehandedly without government or any body's support
Mr. Sunday Igboho who came to limelight early this year by giving eviction notice to the ravaging criminal herders in the western part of Nigeria, particular in Oyo State has come out to say that he can fight the dreaded and most popular terrorist group in Africa known as "Boko Haram" singlehandedly to finish without any body's support.
This was made known by Mr. Sunday Igboho through a video interview as far back as 2020. In the video that went viral on social media, Mr. Igboho alleged he already has what it takes to bring the dreaded terrorist group known as Boko Haram to their knees in less than a month. He later urged the Federal Government to avail him the opportunity to go and fight the issurgents in the Sambisa forest.
Politics › Re: Bandits Planning To Acquire Anti-aircraft Missiles, Attack Military – Sheikh Gum by Whoube99(f): 10:55am On Feb 13, 2021
