Shut Up, Desist From Distracting Nigeria – Group Tells Gumi

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has suggested Sheikh Gumi to “shut up” and desist from distracting the nation along with his clamour for amnesty for bandits at a time the army authorities are pounding the criminals of their hideouts.

 

Making this name in a state­ment signed by its Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, BMO mentioned that there was no foundation for the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to or­der a halt to the continuing mil­itary actions within the forests of Zamfara State and adjoining areas.

 

“Like many Nigerians, we’re involved that the Islamic cleric could possibly be vocal sufficient to say that the bandits were ‘going nowhere, regardless of ongoing air and floor as­saults on their positions.

 

“Sheikh Gumi has, by these feedback, confirmed his description because the patron of prison parts that had for a while held some states within the North-West hos­tage.

 

“Is it not unusual {that a} non secular chief could possibly be so supportive of bandits which are recognized to have pillaged com­munities within the far North, waylaid travellers on excessive­methods, kidnapped individuals in­cluding college students for ransom and even ended up killing their hostages after gathering ransom?

 

“We marvel the place the Sheikh was when those that the Zamfara State Gover­nor Bello Matawalle and his Katsina State counterpart, Aminu Bello Masari granted pardon returned to the forests to renew their lives of crim­inality.

 

“It’s even unusual that in a bid to justify the prison acts of these bandits, Sheikh Gumi went to the extent of drawing an analogy between them and the previous Niger Delta militants.

 

“We all know that the compar­ison was designed to whip up native sentiments within the North- West area in opposition to Presi­dent Buhari, however we dare say that the individuals have suffered an excessive amount of within the arms of bandits to fall for his low-cost blackmail,” the group added.

 

BMO additionally recommended governors of affected States within the area for collaborating with the federal authorities on the safety challenges posed by banditry.

 

“Till now the Governors had been working at cross purpos­es, and taking measures that steered that the bandits had been simply transferring to oth­er states to commit additional atrocities. “However as we speak, we’re im­pressed that the state gov­ernments nearly simulta­neously introduced safety measures, together with shut­ting down sure highways, colleges and markets, in addition to limiting the motion of cattle and bulk buy of gasoline.”