Islamic cleric Sheikh Gumi has declared that Nigeria is fighting a tribal war, calling for amnesty for bandits if they must quit their criminal acts.

He specifically urged farmers across the country to allow herdsmen to protect their forests.

According to Gumi, with the ongoing tribal war, the federal government is supposed to remain neutral.

The islamic scholar, while admitting that the bandits are committing all sorts of crimes, also said that atrocities have been committed against them by various tribes across Nigeria.

“What you call banditry, when you cross to the other side, you discover Nigeria is fighting a tribal war and government is supposed to be the mediator, it is supposed to be neutral, it’s not supposed to take sides,” Gumi said on Arise TV on Wednesday morning.

“But the moment government takes side, it becomes part of the conflict. And this is what I saw in Zamfara State, in Niger State and other states.

“This is tribal war going on and the government taking one side.

“When you said these bandits are committing atrocities, yes, agree they are committing crimes, they are killing people, they are kidnapping, they are raping, they are doing all sorts of atrocities.

“But, have you for once go to their own sides to see all sorts of atrocities that are also committed against them?

“Do you know that an ordinary herdsman is lynched in many towns in Nigeria? We have seen that in Oyo, we have seen that in Anambra, we have seen that in many regions of Nigeria.

“I think there should be well meaning Nigerians that should stay neutral in this tribal war.”

Insisting on his call for amnesty for the bandits, Gumi said they are ready to surrender if government will provide means of livelihood for them.

“The Niger Delta example, I think we can take example from that. When they were vandalising pipelines, they were given the pipelines to guard.

“Now, the herdsmen are controlling a big chunk of land whereby they are preventing farmers from farming. As the Niger Delta is important to the economy, these herdsmen now are becoming important to the Nigerian economy.

“They can be our guards, they can guard the forests. They have qualities that we can tap from,” Gumi said.

He dismissed the amnesty granted to bandits by Katsina State Governor Bello Masari, describing it “political amnesty” without any package.

“When you grant a political amnesty, I mean amnesty in the front of the press and the media but in the real sense there was no amnesty.

“Amnesty comes with a package. The package is you rehabilitate these criminals, you provide for them social amenities.

“You entice then to leave the forests by providing them with skills. But there is no any project put forward.”
Source: https://guardian.ng/Allow-bandits-to-guard-our-forests-for-peace-to-reign-Sheikh-Gumi-says

Click like if you think that this man is stronger that the president, the DSS, the police, army, air force and even the boys scouts.

Only this man can threaten anyone, abuse, insult and accuse anyone without the authorities saying anything. If a southerner says half of what this man has vomited this year alone, they would nah very framed and shot him a long time ago.

Is this man becoming mad ni? The bandits are already having free reign in the forest so what's stopping them from Guarding it? And please what will they be guarding the forest from ? Because the last time I checked it's the bandits that make the forest dangerous in the first place

Ewoo
Wetin I just read
Dem go soon say make bandits become president

THIS MAN IS CRAZY. is it not yet time for him to be questioned? how can our leaders be insensitive to something like this, in a sane system he should have said all he knows

DSS will soon question you government are just watching you.

Tinubuadvocate:
DSS will soon question you government are just watching you.

Which DSS?

Nooo, their mandate is only to terrorize southerners, frame, kill and maim southern youths.

Imagine if this man is Igbo.



Hausafulanis and Yorubas would have gang against him.

Now I see the true card this man is dealing!

Dead on Arrival. You folks can use bandits to guide your forests in the north only.

“They can be our guards, they can guard the forests. They have qualities that we can tap from,” Gumi said.

I no understand, appointing marauding Fulani bandits to guard the forests against who

Sharing a country with terorist like this man and the inferior Yoruba Muslims is a big challenge

When do they intend to arrest this terrorist nah��

Imagine someone who has the reputation for slaughtering his bosses is the same person I hire to bodyguard my mother.

What's the matter with this man?

Ye! Ds one shock me.

So everyday, this terrorist will be spewing his emotional support and sympathy for bandits, yet no arrest or DSS invitation?

Abaribe only wore a harmless Polo and some two-headed amoeba are already calling for him to be probed. E no go better for una.

“The Niger Delta example, I think we can take example from that. When they were vandalising pipelines, they were given the pipelines to guard.

“Now, the herdsmen are controlling a big chunk of land whereby they are preventing farmers from farming. As the Niger Delta is important to the economy, these herdsmen now are becoming important to the Nigerian economy.

“They can be our guards, they can guard the forests. They have qualities that we can tap from,” Gumi said.



This man should be arrested for saying the above. It is clear that they all have a common agenda against the south

At least he concurs that the Fulani herdsmen are the bandits

90 % of northerners are already securing the south so I see nothing wrong in this statement.

Quick question, do you know your vigilante?
Go out at night one day and check, it's a Fulani man.

You all don't know what's come upon you yet.
The Southerner prefers to pay a Fulani man to guard his shop or compound than to pay his fellow tribesman because it's cheaper.

Chai! Nigeria sha! Which forests by the way? In Southern Nigeria too? Very soon they will demand for forest and land derivation to be allocated to them since they are now becoming as 'important to the economy' as the Niger Delta...
And no one will arrest this criminal bandit/BH enabler! I have not seen anywhere he demanded justice for victims who have died, lost their heritage/sources of livelihood or have been maimed and left with traumatic memories of loved ones also lost or assaulted!
Niger Delta agitators never went after innocent community members...

Its quite on unfortunate that the media are given audience to this terrorist.

Tinubuadvocate:
DSS will soon question you government are just watching you.

question a whole stake holder of the country,u well?

Pathetic gutter talk

What are they going to be guarding precisely in the forest? This minister of bandit sef is running out of ideas on how to cash out on Nigeria...!!

You can see them. The game plan is working for them.
The Gumi of a man is working for bandits and bandits are bandits working for Buhari.

That's why l love this guy called Nnamdi Kanu.
He saw all these things. They are changing tricks every day. Now the bandits should guard the forest niger delta militants are guarding pipelines.

So why are you killing ESN that is guiding the eastern forest? I will say the southern leaders are fools

The minister of bandit affairs seems to be suffering from brain damage, he seems to be running out of ideas....

Anyone who is surprised by this man's utterances doesn't see things far... This man is presidency mouthpiece.. What he says represent what they want or intend to do..


He's just the figure head they use in testing the water to see if the larger population buys into them plans

The guy has a point.

In an evil forest like Nigeria something like this can fly. It makes logical sense.

Something is seriously wrong with this Gumi and those supporting him.. so because GEJ gave contracts to Niger Delta Militants (an ineffectual move), North feels armed bandits too should get contract to secure forests for peace to reign.

This country is just something else.

Those who have lost their love ones and property what will happen to them? Its only unwise ones that intend to give wicked people any portion of their land. No remorse from them?

Buhari wouldn't remain president forever.

Gumi daily and constantly insult our sensibilities with no one cautioning him.

Imagine this talk

Mugu !

malcom1X:
90 % of northerners are already securing the south so I see nothing wrong in this statement.

Quick question, do you know your vigilante?
Go out at night one day and check, it's a Fulani man.

You all don't know what's come upon you yet.
The Southerner prefers to pay a Fulani man to guard his shop or compound than to pay his fellow tribesman because it's cheaper.

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I thought you are a fulani man? Why then do you attack easterners/esn? The average man is trying to secure their forest but you guys attack them. What are your fears concerning the liberation of eastern forest from wild beast ?