Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has debunk reports of politicians funding the continues attacks by bandits in northern part of Nigeria, particularly in the North-West region, where insecurity has worsened in recent years.
The Islamic cleric from Kaduna State, despite numerous attacks by bandits and other criminal elements, including the killing of the monarch of Gobir in Sokoto State, stress that it shouldn’t linked to politicians in the country.
During an interview with Saturday PUNCH, Gumi dismissed this allegation as baseless and lacking intelligence.
The cleric said, “This is an unintelligent allegation. No politician is sponsoring these people. We are all victims. The opposition is not even behind this. This is a natural reaction of people neglected for centuries without education.
“Now they are exposed to the world and they want education. These people are exposed to the Internet and they see how much they are deprived. They want to fight back. This act is not by anybody.”
He also highlighted the growing desire for education and a better future among the affected communities.
“We went to a village between Abuja and Kaduna and we built schools for herdsmen. To our surprise, over 600 of them with their families have started schooling there.
“They told us that they do not want their children to be like them. Imagine if we did that all around the country,” he stated.
