Charly Boy Blasts Sheikh Gumi: ‘Are You Normal?’ Over Controversial Bandit Remarks

Nigerian entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has sharply criticised controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmed Gumi for asserting that attacking bandits is not the solution to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Gumi had argued that military action would escalate the crisis and insisted that bandits should instead be engaged in dialogue.

Responding in a fiery Instagram post, Charly Boy condemned the cleric’s stance, questioning why anyone would advocate negotiations with groups responsible for widespread killings, kidnappings and displacement.

He accused Gumi of defending criminals and making Nigeria appear like a safe haven for lawlessness.

Charly Boy wrote:

“Sheikh Gumi, let me ask you — are you okay? Do you even think before speaking?
You said attacking bandits would be a mistake. Are you normal? Have bandits taken over your senses?

People are grieving, families are burying loved ones, farmers can’t go to their farms, villages have become ghost towns — yet you stand in public defending criminals?

Every time you grab a microphone it’s the same thing:
‘Negotiate with them.’
‘Don’t attack them.’
‘Give them amnesty.’
‘Bandits are not terrorists.’
Please stop.

What kind of amnesty have you ever suggested for the victims? What negotiation have you ever championed for the families whose lives have been shattered? It is clear you are speaking for killers.”

He accused the cleric of sounding like the spokesperson or spiritual adviser of the bandits rather than a voice for peace.

Charly Boy added that any leader or cleric who continually shields violent criminals under the guise of “dialogue” is part of the problem.

He stressed that if Gumi’s own family were to be attacked, his stance on dialogue would instantly change.

The entertainer urged the cleric to use his influence responsibly by demanding the protection of victims, firm action against bandits, and a more decisive response from the government.

He concluded by calling on Gumi to stop defending wrongdoing and to “stop making Nigeria look like a playground for criminals.”