Bandits gathering money to purchase anti-aircraft Missiles – Islamic Cleric, Gumi
Islamic cleric, Sheik Abubakar Gumi, has disclosed that bandits operating in the forests of the northern states are planning to acquire anti-aircraft missiles to repeal attacks by the military.
Gumi recently went into forests in Zamfara State, to discuss with bandits.
The cleric stated that his interaction with the bandits showed that they engage in kidnapping and collection of ransom for the purpose of raising money to buy weapons.
Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH, the cleric stated that the activities of bandits may become a full-blown insurgency if the government does not act fast.
Gumi said bandits know the terrain of the forests better than the military which puts them at an advantage, insisting that the best tactic is not to use force but to “pacify” them.
He also alleged that the bandits have informants within the Nigerian military. He asked the government to embrace dialogue in dealing with the bandits to forestall the spread of their criminal activities to other regions of the country.
it’s good now that you have tell them what is to come but they prepare better for it or prevent it entirely….
This is highly unfortunate. What is this? So you guys knows who the bandits are? Now I know that the northners are there own problems.
This man needs to be interrogated because of his relationship with those bandits, how does he know the activity of those bandits.
That is what government needs to do, to find those giving information to those terrorism and bring them to book in order to curb their menace.