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It Didn’t Stop Them From Kidnappings And Killings, The Declaration Will Not End Their Aggression Against The Society – Gumi To Nigerians
Controversial Islamic preacher, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has mentioned the declaration of bandits as terrorists “won’t change something”, fairly, “it would trigger extra mayhem”.
In a press release issued on Friday by Malam Tukur Mamu, Gumi’s Media Guide, obtained by Press Informant, the cleric criticised Thursday’s verdict of the Federal Excessive Court docket, Abuja, which proscribed the actions of some teams linked to banditry.
In response to him, “I feel the Federal Authorities has succumbed to media blackmail by a bit of the nation.
“It won’t have any sensible worth as a result of even earlier than the declaration they’re being fought and handled as terrorists.
“It’s only a nomenclature which I imagine won’t change the dynamics on floor.
“In case you can keep in mind, IPOB was additionally declared a terrorist organisation. The declaration was even backed by the order of the Court docket, however as you possibly can see even the worldwide neighborhood didn’t recognise FG’s declaration on IPOB.
“So it has did not be efficient or to realize the specified outcomes.
“They haven’t been banned from travelling to different nations, whereas their citizenship stays intact; it has not been denounced. So what sort of declaration is that?
“I sincerely hope that Nigerians won’t take the herdsmen as terrorists, however ought to regard the criminality of the few amongst them towards harmless folks as acts of terrorism simply as we see IPOB and their assaults on safety businesses and different northern residents as acts of terrorism.
“The proscription will trigger extra mayhem. The declaration won’t change something, it won’t change the dynamics. Already the navy is partaking them.
“It didn’t cease them from kidnappings and killings. The declaration won’t finish their aggression towards the society.”
