A popular Islamic cleric in Kaduna, Ahmad Gumi, has explained why he was invited by the Nigerian security agents on Monday.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, had on Monday told reporters at the State House, Abuja, that Gumi had been invited by the security agencies.
After honouring the invitation of the security agencies, Gumi in a statement on his Facebook page said there was no cause for alarm as he had a fruitful discussion with the security agents.
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“Last night I got many frantic calls from well-wishers and journalists about a news item that I was interviewed by security. There is no cause for alarm.
“Yes, we had a productive interaction on how to curb banditry as we are all trying -each in his sphere – to tackle the monster bedevilling the nation. There was no animosity but courtesy and full of respect.
“We all need as a nation to unite and work in synergy to achieve an everlasting peace. Thank you for your concern. May Allah continue to protect us all from all evil. Amin,” Mr Gumi wrote after meeting with the security agents.
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Recall that Gumi has been critical of the security agencies’ handling of banditry activities in the North-west. He had offered solutions to the raging crisis that has resulted in the deaths of thousands and mass abductions for ransom.
He has also criticised the Nigerian government’s publication of the names of persons it indicted as terrorism financiers. Last Wednesday, the Nigerian government named one of Gumi’s allies, Tukur Mamu, alongside 14 others as terrorist financiers.
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